Zack Steffen Quotes

I've been getting some bad publicity - but you got to expect that.

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.

I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.

I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil.

I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal.

Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.

The whole idea of a spokesman is a joke and a fraud if you drop someone like a hot potato if there's controversy.

Let me tell you what the truth is... I have learned one thing in life: there is no such thing as bad press. There is not. That's a fundamental truth. The more bad things said about you, the more power they give to you.

It sounds odd, but it's almost hard to find a piece of negative press about myself.

When you're a sports figure and people dislike you, they're going to look for the negatives.

Some people do believe that any publicity is good publicly, but I don't. I would never want to be in news for rumours.

Parliamentarians certainly know how to do bad public relations.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

I'm always having to get rid of reporters.

Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.

I was in a profession that received a lot of media.

Everything that's written about me has such a negative taint. It just has a life of its own, like an avalanche, and I don't think there's anything I can do to stop it.

I can't begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting.

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

Overall, I'm not upset at the press.

I don't read my own press, so I don't know what's being reported on a daily basis - I only hear about things when they reach a sort of Def-Con status, and my publicist calls me because we have to do some damage control.

I was never one to run away from trouble - I intend to continue to fight my corner and try to redeem our reputation in some way. It's very difficult when you see the PR campaign that Anglo have built up against us. A lot of the media would be very anti-Quinn and have fallen hook, line and sinker for the Anglo story where they are the good guys.

But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.

If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you.