Ferran Adria Quotes

I have to confess that I don't read much of what is written about me.

I've been very aware with the fact that being in the public eye, being on TV, being cast on 'Total Divas,' I'm setting myself out there for criticism, but I have to know in my heart, what I know is right.

You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are going to be a whole bunch of people who don't like you. No matter who you are. I'm sure there's somebody out there who doesn't like Betty White because she's short and has white hair.

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

When you're in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you'd look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.

I don't really live my life in the media spotlight. People don't know that much really about me or what I think.

The heartthrob thing came in the late 1960s, and to be honest, it was fun! But I was very aware that well-known actors are two people - who you are and who other people think you are. Life only gets tricky if you confuse the two.

I see the people in the tabloids, the ones that get bad press, who have kind of gone off the edge, and I try to study them so that I don't do that. It seems like they lost focus at some point - that's the one thing they all have in common.

It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in.'

When you become a celebrity, the world owns you and your image.

Look, at the same time that I don't want to be a celebrity, I understand that when you make movies you put yourself out in the public eye. I'd be a baby and a fool to be like, 'Why are there cameras taking pictures of me?' when I'm on a billboard for a movie. I think that's a very absurd concept.

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

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

I am very conscious of what I say and do when I go out because the media is quick to make that a story.

You know when there's someone new on the rise and there's too much hype? I didn't want that to be me.

I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.

I guess because people are more aware of who I am, they're going to wonder about my personal life.

I never thought I'd be in a position where people would be talking about my sexuality and saying how good I look in underwear.

I don't keep a press agent because I think people need to have a break from you.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

As mayor, I got used to the fact that when you walked out of the house in the morning to pick up the newspaper in your boxers, there could be a camera there.

If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.

Even to this day, I rarely read any articles on myself. I won't watch anything on television on myself.

I don't think I'm a star or a celebrity or any thing like that.

For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.