Larry Gagosian Quotes

The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.

The image you project, in many circumstances, is far more valuable than your skills or your record of past accomplishments.

If you don't take your clothes seriously, why should your viewers take you seriously?

Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor.

It just makes that person feel that what his work is is going to be more valid. But who wants to see a guy standing in front, looking like a bum, doing something that a bums don't do? This don't make sense.

Appearances do matter.

People have a good image of me. It's not these tramps who are going to tarnish my image. They should stop lying to the French people. It annoys me that people talk about 'your image'. My image is great in France. When I'm abroad, I don't even talk about it. But in France it's just these people, these parasites.

An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance

It's not what's there that counts, it's what's projected and?it's not what he projects but rather what the voter receives? It's not the man we have to change, but rather the received impression.

What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done?

It's better to look important than sexy.

The only things people can ever know about you are the ones that you let them see

Your reputation is what influences people to think, feel and talk about you the way they do.

It has very little to do with my work, but if your image is not sexy enough, people won't listen. It's part of the game.

For stage I try to dress down, because I want people to take me seriously.

If you don't look good, we don't look good.

Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.

If you want to be taken seriously, always check your fly.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

Your grammar is a reflection of your image. Good or bad, you have made an impression. And like all impressions, you are in total control.

In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.

I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me.

With television, you can make anyone look larger than life.

It's kinda all about image.