Johnny Mathis Quotes

Flamboyance causes people to notice you—particularly press people.

Going unnoticed has never been my strong suit.

Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.

I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself. It seemed to be a way that I could make my name and show that I was somebody.

Our small ears never had such a workout as on the Fourth of July, hearing not only our own bursting crackers but also those of our friends, and often the boom of homemade cannon shot off by daring boys of 16 years, ready to lose a hand if it blew up.

I not only get recognized - I get recognized from behind.

I was the attention-seeking child in class who needed everyone to look at meee.

I wanna be in the headlines, anything to be in the headlines.

I started at school. When I painted, all the girls would come and sit around me. I realised that this was a really good way to get girlfriends.

I think sometimes when you want attention, you can wear sunglasses, and people are like, 'Who is that?'

People now live their lives like an open wound to be famous - they do bad things because they're rewarded for it.

I never envy the guys who get attention for partying too much or behaving badly.

I think there's some people that absolutely love attention, and I'm not necessarily one of those people, but we're so, so lucky to be able to do this with our lives. There are certain aspects that maybe are not amazing, like having to represent us.

There are times when we're testing an actual explosion, and then there are times when we blow stuff up just because we can.

I was someone that loved to seek attention when I was younger.

I can never be anonymous - especially when I walk round looking like this; especially when I take so much trouble not to be anonymous, right?

You shouldn't inflict yourself on the public when your fifteen minutes is up.

I always wanted to come into the spotlight. I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a little sooner than I thought it would but this is still something I knew I would be going through and would have to experience.

I don't understand why guys want to be controversial and in the press all the time. It's just not my nature.

Going into a new school, you don't want to be the new kid and be quiet and shy. You want to stand out. You want people to know who you are in that school. I think that also helped me growing up. I always wanted people to know me throughout the school.

People like crap. It doesn't matter. I think if you have a big mouth and you perform so-so, it is what it is. People are going to notice you more. Nice guys come last. Let's say it like that.

Everybody wants attention, more or less. I just want a lot.

My goal when I first started in the WWE was to stand out.

I always showed off when I was a kid.