David Carson Quotes

In Hollywood, what they last saw you in is what you are. It's hard to break away from that.

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

You make a first impression and people never forget it. If people want to think of me as the wacky 'Juno' lady forever, I could think of worse ways to be labeled.

You want people to buy you as just about anything. So if they think that you're one thing, it's hard to slip into, you know, all these other things.

Once you've been painted as something it's very hard, especially when you're young, to wash that off.

You're seen a certain way in the acting world. To them, you're still a football player and not taken as seriously. They think you're just doing it to be a celebrity, to keep your name out there. They don't think you'll prepare.

In a campaign, impressions can be much more important than facts and debate.

It's such a tough business. And once people see you a certain way, it's really hard for them to change their minds about you.

I was definitely acutely aware, the transition of being seen as a child actor to being taken seriously as an adult actor. It's not always a smooth one.

Sometimes it's hard to get people to take me seriously as an actor when they just see me as this WWE muscle head.

I think, between the tattoos, the way I dress, the way I talk, people don't think it should go together with a franchise quarterback or someone that's leading the team or representing the organization.

I was stuck with the dark glasses. They took all these pictures that went around the world. I guess once you become successful, you don't want to change anything too drastically.

I used to be the class clown. I was the funny kid. That's why it was so hard for people to understand that I rap, because for a long time, they didn't take me seriously for who I was. By, like, eighth grade, I was really rapping.

I wasn't aware I was trading on my good name; I've never had a good name.

I just want to be known for the work I do, not my personal life or what I'm wearing.

I say throwaway, jokey things. When you're young-looking and you are presenting something that has gravitas you can't look down your nose, but when David Dimbleby does it, it's OK.

I don't want everyone to think I'm just the girl who acts.

Listen, anybody that knows me knows I'm not disrespectful.

Once the world sees you as that one thing, and the better you are at that thing, the more you can only be that thing.

People seem to think I got where I am because of the clothes that I wear.

I'm not trying to prove anything. People look at me, and they take things away from me because of a movie. They don't really see the skills and the kind of player I am. That's why I get downgraded so much, because of something off the field.

The way you carry your name is the vibe people get off it.

The reality is if you tell people something long enough, good or bad, they're going to believe it. And for a while the picture painted was that I wasn't exactly a favorable character.

I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am.

There is a version of me people see. I don't think I play up to it, I think it's more other people put it out there. People see the football side of me, but I'm a different character away from it.