Ludivine Sagnier Quotes

I wanted to change my name when I first started because I thought, 'No-one is going to believe that it is my name.'

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?

I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of me. I was playing a lot of cute characters, a lot of little girls; I was objectified. And I don't want people to think of me as that because it's not who I am, and because I've seen a lot of hostility towards that image.

There are a lot of people who don't know me and what I am all about.

I'm not ashamed of my social media following, my Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot, or the tough time I had in my LPGA debut, but these small facets of my life are easily manipulated by the Internet to get views, and they don't define me as a person.

I'm definitely not trying to go out of my way to create my own image or ensure my own imprint.

The whole Hollywood thing where people want to put me into this 'quirky-fashionista, daughter of' category makes me mad because it's promoting something that I don't believe in, and it's not who I am.

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a lot of articles that are going to be misrepresentative of what I'm about as a person and as a writer.

I just think that the whole diva thing is a misrepresentation of who I am.

What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for.

People often expect me to be very serious, but it's not like my record company told me not to smile in photographs, because I was like that anyway.

I don't mind if people say I was on 'American Idol,' because I was, and that is a part of my past, and I'm super proud of it, but I don't want that to be all there is to me.

It was important for me to have other outlets outside of 'Basketball Wives' to represent myself and who I really am and what I really would like to put out there.

Filmmakers are stuck with my glamorous image. Even if I sit in track pants and a T-shirt, I will still look glamorous. That's the way I am. But there's more to me. I'm a real person.

I think there's a misconception about the industry, that you have to change who you are to look 'cool' in order to succeed, and that's just not true.

I never tried to put myself in situations where I had to be anything other than what people saw on TV.

I just want to be seen as what I am - just look beyond TV/social media, and you will see what kind of person I am.

A lot of people question my image and why I do what I do, and the answer is because this is how I want to present myself.

Defining yourself by your taste is easier than defining yourself by any genuine stance on something.

People often expect me to be something other than what I am.

People don't need to necessarily see me in the jersey to understand who I am and what message I'm trying to get across with the things that I'm marketing.

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

If I don't get a TV show next year because someone looks up my Wikipedia and it says 'openly gay,' then it's worth the risk because I've had so many years being openly gay and proud of myself as a role model.

I don't make a concerted effort to distinguish myself as Duncan D. Hunter versus Duncan Hunter. I just do my own thing. That's good enough for me.