Johnny Weir Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“There's a lot in my closet. I've been collecting things since I was five. I'm definitely a pack rat. I'm not a hoarder, but I'm definitely a pack rat. I will keep anything if I have a memory in it or a good moment.”

“When you have an audience standing and screaming the entire way through the short program and cheering every element you do, whether it's footwork, or spin, or a jump, to have that kind of emotion coming at you from every direction in the building, it's the most amazing sensation you can get as a sportsman.”

“Being in the public eye is part of what I do, and taking on a multitude of different projects - television, radio, fashion, writing or deep-sea diving - is a blessing. It is also how I pay my bills and fund my own skating, as I don't have a sponsor or financial help from my federation.”

“I played soccer, and I was the kid who ran the wrong way, or I was pretending to be some sort of zebra and I would flail my arms and kick up my legs.”

“I definitely don't think of myself as an actual male model. I'm far too short and my legs are far too muscular.”

“I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.”

“I will be 60 or 70 years old still rocking my Chanel blazer with my hair all coiffed.”

“I'm not commercial, I'm not for Special K cereal and I'm not a Wheaties boy; I'm a little bit more avant-garde, a little bit more out there.”

“Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.”

“I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.”