Unfavorable Perception Quotes

I describe Jeb Bush as a 'low-energy' individual, and unfortunately for him, that stuck. And it's true: he's a low-energy person. That doesn't make him a bad person.

I don't think I have a black-hat image.

I've just got a really bad smile. I go for the scowl instead.

Let's face it: I've got a bit of a reputation.

When you're successful, people have no sympathy. Nobody wants to catch the tears of a millionaire.

I hate the sound of my voice. I can hear it from a mile away - it's nasally. Why do I talk like that? It freaks me out!

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions.

Any beginning is difficult, but when you're opening the newspaper every day, and it's all about how bad you are, sometimes even you begin to believe that.

Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo, and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part.

Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case.

The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.

People think I'm going to be this really dark human when they meet me.

I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.

It's a pity I have been stereotyped as a villain.

Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task: Romney has a history of flip-flopping on issues, he's extraordinarily wealthy, and he can be tone-deaf about what moves voters. He just doesn't seem comfortable in his skin.

America is dumb. It's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you - aggressive. My daughter is four; my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy - a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling, and then get out.

It really comes down to the fact that, because I was perceived as a bad guy for leaving the show, I think people were rooting against the movies. That was really unfortunate.

Even if you do a great performance, if you have a weak link in the film, that's all anyone remembers.

It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.

Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.

I assume everyone is going to hate my music before listening to it or hate me before meeting me because of where I come from and my name - it's not Smith or Taylor.

People are really terrified of me. I don't know why, I'm very nice, but people are very intimidated by me.

The name 'Mondelez' I hate. It sounds like a disease.

To my parents, writing seemed precarious and not the best idea.

It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.