Randy Jackson Quotes

For me, it was never a question of whether or not I was transgender. It was a question of what I'd be able to handle transitioning and having to do it in the public eye. One of the issues that was hard for me to overcome was the fear of that.

I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.

I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.

I'm totally grateful for the fans my family has and I have; they gave me a lot of support when I was in treatment. But it was just odd, you know? It's stressful. Just the whole fact of being someone in the public eye.

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily.

I have to make sure that I don't silence myself about the things that I believe in, because sometimes the fear creeps in of 'What if fewer people watch the show or fewer people hire me because I express my politics?' For me, the commitment is to never be quiet just because I'm in the public eye.

The most important thing to me is facing people head on and focusing on not disappointing the public.

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.

I have always addressed any mistakes I have made and will keep doing so. It's nothing I duck away from.

I think everybody should have a certain amount of privacy, even though they are in the public eye, no matter who they are.

I'm in the public eye.

I think life would be a lot easier if people were able to stand in their mistakes and not backtrack. If you did something wrong, own it. Like, hold your own.

I wasn't elected to sugar coat things.I wasn't elected to tell stories and twist the stories around to the public.

That messed me up, growing up in the public eye when I was a teenager. That's when everyone is trying to find themselves.

The public will forgive you almost anything if you're honest about it.

Growing up in the public eye isn't easy.

I don't mind being in the public eye as long as I am doing something substantial.

I didn't understand how difficult it would be to transition in the public eye and look back at pre-transition videos - it's sort of humiliating and painful.

Being in the public eye makes you frightened to talk openly about things - which is precisely why you should. You can really make a difference and open up subjects that are taboo.

I think that as a public figure, I put myself out there so people can ask me anything they want to ask me.

When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.

There had to be a point where I had to stop feeling sorry for myself.

If you are willing to say something about someone, you should be willing to say it on Twitter, to their face, whatever.

I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks.