Ernesto Valverde Quotes

Examine our every action through the lens of how we would feel if it were to become front page news.

First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.

The strange thing is, no matter what, when you become some kind of public figure, you have your go-to answers for all scenarios and instances.

When we are out there selling a new picture, when did it become part of the deal that you have to sell the family? To use the juicy part of your life to get attention? I'm not blaming the reporters. It's the system.

It's funny - nowadays people that are famous get chased by paparazzi. They have this fame, but they don't have the money to hide from it.

I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press.

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do.

Just because you are on TV, it doesn't mean you're not going to make mistakes.

The margin of error when working on the White House staff is zero. Any mistake you make will wind up on the front page of the Washington Post.

There’s a lot of pressure to demonstrate to the public that you’re up to the task, even though you are literally pulling the levers of something while you’re still trying to figure out how it works.

I didn't know how to smile for the paparazzi.

Fame... it's been a challenge, let's put it that way. It's a privilege and a responsibility, and I'm not sure I carried the responsibility well at times, which is embarrassing. And I've had to look and be disappointed in myself occasionally for how I behaved in some circumstances.

I think one of the greatest advantages we had on the show growing up was being exposed to Mr. Cosby - being exposed to his work ethic, being exposed to how he handles the job of celebrity and living in the public eye... I think that all had a real significant impact.

When you get into this line of work, you're in public office, you expect you're gonna have cheap shots taken at you. That's part of the process.

Kanye is so much fun. He's a wonderful person. What I love about Kim and Kanye is that I think they save their happy moments and their smiles for themselves rather than sharing everything with the public. And listen, when a camera is shoved in your face trying to take a selfie, you do not want to smile.

Sadly, Princess Diana and I were just about the first divorced women to come under the global press's microscope. But I have a feeling it's a full and active club now.

Personal questions, or accusations about delivering flops or not doing good films end up being accusatory sessions where I have to defend myself. That's why I prefer not to do interviews.

When I avoided interviews, it was mainly because I didn't want to speak only about my personal life.

Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.

In terms of client & press requests, I operate under the assumption that anything I say will be blasted out in public, so I measure my words incredibly carefully because of the scrutiny I'm under.

I don't really think about the fact that a lot of people are watching 'DSDS' or about the way I should phrase my sentences.

I have paid for things that I had done because I have been in the spotlight.

I understand that we're paid a lot of money and we're in the limelight. When things don't go well, there's deserved criticism.

If you're a public figure, and if you're working in the White House, you should expect everything you're saying in any context to be leaked.