Drew Barrymore Quotes

I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.

I'm not one of those celebrities that will just put my name on something and expect to get a check.

I'm very cautious of how I'm presented and my type of reputation.

I'm not upset about my career; I'm just upset about how my name has been portrayed. A lot of guys have played with Bron and had success. There's nothing I can do about it. I've tried to change my image a million times.

There is a difference between image and reputation. Image is nice. Reputation is developed over an entire career. Reputation is what I'm searching for.

My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end.

You can hype a questionable product for a little while, but you'll never build an enduring business.

Whatever you do, don't take shortcuts. It's great advice to take and live by.

My publicist always said as long as they pronounce your name or spell your name right, it's all good.

If people are talking about me, I want it to be because of the work I'm doing and not the person I'm seeing.

My face is my career.

I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.

There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.

He works his business and manipulates and keeps himself in front of the world.

I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doing one big horrible big budget film.

I've always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that's the way things are.

When you build your own brand, people will still return your phone calls regardless of the call letters or where you actually work, because they now know you and they trust you in what you have to say and what you're doing. That, to me, is the most important aspect when it comes to building your brand.

I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.

I think with most all of us, we want control of our image - it's part of the work that we do.

I always have been trying to work on the other side of Jackie, and that is, making sure that my appearance, that my image, is right; also, working in the job world, knowing how it is to wake up and go to a job.

Image is the most important thing about someone's career and longevity.

I have invested at least 20 years in business and my own reputation. I'm excited to come into public service, because I think I have something to offer and to contribute. In no way will I put myself in a position of undoing what's taken 20 years to build.

I thought Steve Jobs was amazing. He was such a great businessman. Someone that has just been really continually successful with their brand and hasn't gone away, Madonna is incredible. We've all kind of listened to her for years and seen her grow up and change, and she's never strayed away from who she is.