Matthew Macfadyen Quotes

Shameless self-publicity works, of course: living your life as a soap opera.

I always wrote about myself in the third person. I knew how to promote myself so it sounded intelligent. I know how to package myself.

Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?

I'm the worst person about publicizing myself.

I be wearing my own merch outside, trying to get more famous.

You are your main news platform, so no publication has as much power as you do about posting about yourself.

Successful candidates follow a simple fundamental rule: Define yourself before your opponent can define you.

I come from an academic background. I wasn't raised to be into promoting myself.

It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.

Self-promotion is not my strong suit, for sure. I don't look down on it; I just don't understand how to do it.

If my life depended on being a social-media person in terms of talking myself up, I probably would be in trouble because - not that I wouldn't be able to step up to it - but I wouldn't love it. I wouldn't want to be that person; that wouldn't be my natural thing.

I don't want to dedicate my life to getting publicity.

My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

I did decide that you have to put your name about a bit, and so, although I would have preferred to have never done publicity or an interview or a fashion shoot for a magazine or a chat show.

I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.

I've never really sought out publicity.

Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.

I know actors who court personal publicity because they believe no publicity is bad publicity.

It's just never been in my nature to go out there and go on a red carpet to say, 'Oh, publicize me!'

He in Washington who does not toot his own horn may find it untooted.

He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted.

I'm not trying to make a brand out of myself.

I've been reluctant in doing press stuff - even my Instagram isn't properly managed; I manage it myself. It's kind of by design. I knew that would be what people see first.

I'm really bad at self-promotion.