Omari Hardwick Quotes

I have a name, I have to take advantage of it.

The thing about Hitchcock which is quite extraordinary for a director of that time, he had a very strong sense of his own image and publicizing himself. Just a very strong sense of himself as the character of Hitchcock.

I wanted to step forward and be on TV and for people to see who I really was.

I'm not a big fan of trying to be a sex symbol or any of that stuff because I really like the music to speak for itself.

My name is out there right now. I'm creative and innovative. I should capitalize on it.

I think the world needs to see more of my face.

Am I an ego on legs? No I am not. Do I want to be seen out there all the time saying everything? No, I don't.

People don't need to necessarily see me in the jersey to understand who I am and what message I'm trying to get across with the things that I'm marketing.

I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you.

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

Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another girl, and people want to listen to what you have to say.

I'm a walking billboard. That's my pleasure.

You've got to be very conscious of what people see. If I saw somebody every day, I would get sick of them. Most guys think, 'If I can get on TV every day and give that quote, I'm going to be golden.' It's not about that. It's about showing people you can be yourself.

I think any branding for me is band-related. It's really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour.

Of course I'm going to be labeled as a sex symbol. I made my bed, and I'm sleeping in it.

Image is the most important thing about someone's career and longevity.

Self-promotion is not my strong suit, for sure. I don't look down on it; I just don't understand how to do it.

I don't want to be a queer icon. I want to be an icon.

When I started working with Maryse is when I really felt like people can start to see what I stand for and who I am.

You put a microphone in my hand on live TV, and that's just an opportunity for me to get ahead in life. That's the way I look at it.

My surname is on my back, so I don't see it when I play - that is for the fans only.

I want to show people what I'm about - not just, 'Here's my celebrity partner this year that I'm going to showcase.'

In a nation that has developed to a high art advertising, the creator who refuses to advertise himself is immediately suspected of having no product worth selling.

I will never apologize for selective editing to make myself look better.

I don't like giving interviews unless I have something to talk about. Why bore people and why bore media?