Lisa Lampanelli Quotes

That's probably why I've become popular, because everyone's view of me is extremely polarized.

Look, you're either loved or hated. Which is a good thing, as Bette Davis used to say.

I've always been someone who some people like and some people don't like.

I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.

I'm an extremist so I'm either hated or loved. I think it's down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but people were taking the other way and then people don't forget.

I love the press; I even like the people that don't like me. If it wasn't for those people, no one would know who I was and I wouldn't have a gig.

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

If you see me as a controversial artist or controversial human being, then I could be cashing in on some reality shows. I am not doing anything like that. That's not my aim.

Some loved me, some hated me - but they all followed me.

I think, as long as people have a strong opinion, whether they love or hate us, I think we're doing something right.

I'm a sex symbol. Is that wild? It blows me away. I mean, I've always known it, I just figured nobody else did.

I find that people love to hate me, and a lot of people love to love me.

I think, whenever you're in the public eye, you're never going to be loved by everybody.

I'm one of those controversial celebs or whatever you want to call it, but I am actually a musician - people forget this.

Muhammad Ali was hated, and then he was loved at the very end. Floyd Mayweather was hated, and a lot of people are really coming around on him. So, I'm just trying to stay positive and try not to offend too many people along the way and hope for the best end result.

There's a lot of difference between being well known and being notorious and the black paintings didn't make me well known - they made me notorious.

If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.

If you're not polarizing, you failed, in my opinion.

I love being the center of attention.

Love him or hate him, no one has been able to figure out Donald Trump.

I think people imagine that your fame somehow sort of equates with how much you get paid.

You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.

I can tell if someone is talking to me because I'm on 'Friends' or cause they just think I'm neat. You know I don't think I've ever spent more than five or ten minutes with somebody who was ogling me because they recognized me from the show.

People recognize me - but if you've been in the public eye as long as I have and people don't recognize you, I feel bad about myself.

The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you - and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.