Jon Jones Quotes

There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's okay. Just spell my name right.

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.

I feel like everybody is against Floyd Mayweather. I don't get any respect.

Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her.

When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about.

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

Not all celebrities are dunces.

They're just big in the eyes of the American public.

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.

People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

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

A great man, who lives intimately with his admirers, with difficulty escapes being made ridiculous.

I'm lucky that, despite all the bad press I've had over the years, the public still seems to like me.

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.

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

You're always going to have fans, and you're always going to have people that hate you. The people around me, they know who I am, and that's really all I care about.

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

I have a legacy which I carry from my media career. That is why you will find that everybody will have an opinion about me.

I've never wanted to be a person where somebody would be like, 'I like her; she's okay.' Love or hate is fine, because it sells tickets.

If opinion hath lighted the lamp of thy name, endeavor to encourage it with thy own oil, lest it go out and stink; the chronical disease of Popularity is shame; if thou be once up, beware; from fame to infamy is a beaten road.

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

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

To most people who have a point of view, merely being on TV is an intrinsic good.

These days, there are many people around the world who listen to the songs that made me infamous and read the books that made me respectable.

I guess I'm entertaining; I guess I'm interesting. I guess the things that I say sell papers. I guess they sell magazines. I don't know.