Bokeem Woodbine Quotes

Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.

There are times in my career where I can see it would be helped by having a bit more of a profile, but it's not like I refuse to do interviews, no, not at all.

You know how there are some stars out there who know how to market themselves? I don't have that.

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

I think if you go from show to show without doing that big PR blitz it's helpful because people can get pretty sick of your face if you're just out there all the time. And keep a low profile, hold in your stomach and be a good sport.

We've got to make sure we keep the media attention on us; being on telly and in the papers gets people interested.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery.

I think for more than half of my career, I have refrained from talking to the media.

I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.

I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.

I don't have a publicist, I don't go to events, I don't do magazines, and it's just not my life.

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

You won't see me on Barbara Walters; Oprah, that's not who I am.

The only thing I do worry about is that the more films I do the more visible I am going to become as a personality because of press and because of the sheer quantity of films.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

Well, obviously I'm not Mark Wahlberg - I have much better abs and I look much better in a pair of Calvin Kleins but when I saw Mark Wahlberg interacting with the world, I realised that his stardom was sort of a result of the movies he had done and the publicity that he had got and the work that he did.

I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job.

Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me.

I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.

Every actor is a model to a certain extent, since they have to do so much press.

If you want to be really famous you have to go on TV every day.

My dad doesn't give me any advice about how to handle publicity.

Publicity is very important for any actor, especially when you are new, and people need to know you.

I pick and choose when I want to be in spotlight, which is only connected to my work and when I need to use the media.