Patrick Stump Quotes

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.

If I had to change one thing about my life, it would probably be, I wouldn't be famous. Because when you're famous it's so hard.

When you become a public figure, you still think, 'That's really not me; there's more to me than that.'

What changes with fame is the perceptions of the individual rather than the individual.

There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.

Because my life has been so notorious and so bad, it can overshadow my work.

Now that people know who I am, I get offered plays here and there. It was so much easier to do it when nobody knew who I was. I can't even imagine that somebody would come and pay money just to come and see me now.

Being a known person is pretty much all I've known. I don't remember much of a time when people didn't know who I was.

I don't want people to look at me as someone who is just this celebrity person.

People think I'm a celebrity. I'm not a celebrity.

When the success of 'Crazy Rich' hit, it's like everybody knows exactly who you are, and the way that they speak to you is different. I've stayed the same throughout. It's just people's perception of you changes.

'Famous' is a very weird word. I feel like - I feel like that's definitely not me.

When an American declares bankruptcy, when he hits bottom, he can reinvent himself. There's a story he can tell. We tolerate reinvention. We encourage reinvention. That's what this country has that Europe does not. It's not just a crisis; it's an opportunity.

No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today.

We got a right to climb out of the sewer and live like other people. We could start from scratch. Make every minute count twice for the one we lost.

Your take on things is what is either going to make you somebody people talk about or no.

I suppose I should be happy to be misread; better be that than some of the other things I have become.

I would like to walk in a room and people know who I am and be like, "Oh, I respect his opinion."

If I had to do it all over again, I would do it all over again.

A lot of time people are like, "oh my God, you're stereotyped." Good, then you're known for something.

An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.

Every ending is a new beginning. Through the grace of God, we can always start again. (Page 120.)

In a way, I was born twice. I was born in 1934 and again in 1955 when I came to Pittsburgh. I am thankful to say that I lived two lives.

It is not too late to turn things around.