Adrienne Bailon Quotes

I think 'Celebrity Big Brother' is one of the most important shows on TV because we get to see people for who they really, really are and you've only got to look at.

Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

If you want to be watched 24 hours a day in everything you do, you can't turn that around. You can't wake up three years later and say, 'Stop bothering me, I'm a serious actor,' if all you've done is wear certain clothes and show up half-loaded at clubs.

The media works in sound bites. They can make you look like a genius or stupid.

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.

Many a public figure has come to imitate the journalism which describes him.

My image is the creation of media.

That's what media do. They make you out to be a monster.

I published my first book, 'Drinking & Tweeting,' when I first started 'Housewives' and was being portrayed as a fun girl who spoke the truth.

People perceive actresses in a different manner when they are portrayed glamorously. I don't want that to happen with me.

For better or worse, a lot of people's images are based on the first things that are written about them. You can't control what people write about you, so - good or bad - I have never lost sleep about it.

I've never been able to control my public image.

When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.

It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

I just kind of wanted to do something where you don't just see 'Kardashian' everywhere.

This whole thing about reality television to me is really indicative of America saying we're not satisfied just watching television, we want to star in our own TV shows. We want you to discover us and put us in your own TV show, and we want television to be about us, finally.

My fiance and I had a few problems working through some of the things that he saw me say and do on the 'Surreal Life.' Considering the company that I was in, Ron Jeremy and Trishelle from 'The Real World,' I think I was pretty tame.

I have never understood that. I come from a place where the press makes or breaks an actor and it is more of a teamwork relationship.

Whenever the subject of doing reality television comes up, I immediately disregard it, because most people don't come off well, and it's embarrassing.

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

I'm not really interested in the celebrity themselves. I'm interested in the perception of the celebrity.

I've never really had a media edifice supporting me.

It's particularly important for a young woman to be in control of her image - to a certain extent. I mean, there's only so much you can do, because people take photos with you and then all of a sudden they pop up all over the place, they're completely out of context and you have no control over how they're used.

Barry seems to be more flamboyant merely because he gets more interviews to talk about it.

Be careful with how you make the world perceive you, because they'll perceive you like that for the rest of your life.