Vinny Guadagnino Quotes

I never thought I was right for TV or that TV was right for me.

I don't like to filter myself, but I do it for PR's sake.

I've never been able to control my public image.

Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do.

I could have had my husband put me on a lot of TV shows every day, but I chose not to. I am a serious businesswoman. I don't enjoy being out there on TV; it's not what I do well.

I don't consider myself enigmatic, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona.

I don't know how Hollywood sees me.

My fiance and I had a few problems working through some of the things that he saw me say and do on the 'Surreal Life.' Considering the company that I was in, Ron Jeremy and Trishelle from 'The Real World,' I think I was pretty tame.

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

I've been trying to keep the private life private. Not being savvy or trained on how to do good interviews like a politician, I thought it was wiser to follow my mother's advice: If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all.

There's a way of negotiating how you portray your private life publicly that I've never had the skill to do.

It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.

I've been offered all the reality TV shows but have turned them down. If I did it as 'Johnny,' there'd be no jungle left! It was really hard regaining control of myself, so I am reluctant to let 'Johnny' back out of the box.

It's really hard to watch yourself on TV. It's definitely different in that the world has to watch, too.

I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing.

What probably confuses people is they know a lot about me, but it quite pleases me that there's more they don't know.

I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do interviews.

Some people are really good at maneuvering their careers and images and I'm not one of those people.

What I say on a record and what I say off a record is two different things. And that's always been the case. There's a difference between confidence on a record and arrogance.

I will take a back seat when I know my fame is dipping. I'm not delusional.

When you see me on TV, that's about as close to my real personality as you can get.

I've seen the real extreme diva behaviour and I don't think that's who I am.

I don't like watching myself on TV, I don't like reading about myself.

I don't treat my family any differently because they're on television. I've always had a problem grasping fame. I don't think I understand fame, and I don't think I ever will. I think that anybody who thinks that they understand fame, they're doing it for the wrong reasons.

People in D.C. are so psyched when anyone dramatizes them in an exciting way. They're a lot more open to looking at the nastier side of themselves than the media is.