Johnny Weir

Whether witty or wise, controversial or charming, shocking or silly, sweet or sassy, provocative or profound, inspiring or infuriating--or any combination of those--Johnny Weir, the three-time U.S. Champion, two-time Olympian, and World medalist figure skater, almost always says something worth quoting whenever he commentates a skating competition, makes a TV appearance, gives an interview, holds a press conference, writes, tweets, or is caught on video. His quotes needed to be collected and shared; hence this blog.
Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts

Sunday, August 19, 2018

If it's gold and shiny, most likely I'll  put it on my wall. I would totally marry Seth Rogen. And if you're trying to look like someone else, you never will, so stop.
--Twitter, video, August 10, 2018

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Anyone else ever ponder the simplicity of life married to an Amish man? Back home in Lancaster County, PA yesterday made kinda wonder how I’d look in buggy. 
--Twitter, August 5, 2018

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Pulling from my closet for a wedding & am having trouble finding anything that is subdued enough not to steal brides attention. #JGWproblems
--Twitter, August 15, 2015

Thursday, October 30, 2014

[I]f you can’t compartmentalize, you’ll crumble.
--nextmagazine.com, "Johnny Weir on 'To Russia With Love,' Empathy, and Divorce" by Lawrence Ferber, October 26, 2014
(on managing to do lauded commentating during the Sochi Olympics while his marriage was ending)

Monday, October 27, 2014

It doesn't make a difference to me that my life is splashed in newspapers, or if it was just for my parents to see what I was going through. It hurts all the same.
--OutQ SiriusXM, The Frank DeCaro Show, October 22, 2014
(on so much public attention paid to his divorce)

Friday, June 6, 2014

My name is Johnny Weir. I have succeeded many times but I am just as proud of many of my great failures. I failed to win a medal at the Olympics, but I went twice and skated the performances of my lifetime. I failed to have a successful first marriage, but I allowed myself to love. I have naked photos on the Internet, but my body is nothing to be ashamed of.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: One in a Million" June 5, 2014

Monday, December 30, 2013

I am equal parts Weir and Voronov now, and proudly so.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Привет: Part 3," April 25, 2013  

Monday, October 28, 2013

My marriage makes my life official. It's not a question of is he gay, is he not gay, can I be the woman that will change him, is he a stereotypical gay person that changes boyfriends every week and parties a lot. A lot of those thoughts are quiet now because I'm married, and I'm an upstanding young citizen.
--1101.com, "To Live, You Have to Dream. Part Two: Balance," interview by Shigesato Itoi on July 5, 2013, posted on October 28, 2013

Monday, July 8, 2013

Skipping over the little detail that we are still discriminated against makes it much easier for people to debate our ability to raise extremely well accessorized children.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: God Save the Children" July 4, 2013
(on same-sex marriage debates)

Thursday, May 30, 2013

[W]hether it’s a diet, a marriage or a goal, one must allow simple pleasures but never let their need to exorbitantly self satisfy lead you from your course. There are enough enemies we make in life who will try to derail us, why let the first attack come from within?
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Tenders" May 30, 2013

Saturday, April 27, 2013

With our marriage vows in the last moments of 2011 came my responsibility to become an upstanding Voronov and a social butterfly flittering around this Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish, Communist, Non-Communist, glamorous family so that they understand that I am a nice goy and that I won’t shame the established name they’ve created over generations. I also needed to convince a bunch of them that I didn’t turn the star grandbaby into a gay man for my own amusement.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Привет: Part 1," April 11, 2013

Friday, April 26, 2013

Through marriage I was able to give up my phobias about social situations and not hiding behind my front when I’m with people who matter.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Привет: Part 3," April 25, 2013   

Monday, April 22, 2013

When my new grandmother heard that her son’s son was a gay man, she thought for sure it was just a phase and I even heard that I possibly tricked Victor into marrying me.
 --fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Привет: Part 2," April 18, 2013 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

My husband was not only coming out of the closet as a gay man with me, he was also coming out as married and most of the extended family learned about us through gossip and news rather than a wedding announcement or phone call. Start your engines.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Привет: Part 1," April 11, 2013 
When you merge your life with someone else’s, there are all sorts of things you must learn and change--either about yourself or the one who is lucky enough to have you. You have to befriend their friends. You have to learn what toilet paper they like. You have to learn about their mood swings, family history, and even feign sharing their interests, like in gadgets or Birkin bags.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Привет: Part 1," April 11, 2013

Saturday, April 6, 2013

[Kathy Griffin: Have you ever been in an open relationship?]

No, I'm an old-fashioned kind of girl, and I like somebody to be wed to me, always and forever, and only gets this. [sweeps hand in front of himself]
--Bravo, Kathy, Season 2, February 28, 2013

Thursday, March 28, 2013

When it comes to gay marriage, I hear a lot of church speak and child welfare questions. Apparently, the stereotypical gay couple can’t let the gay rub off on their children, adopted or surrogate, because they’ll be a burden on society later, and it will apparently agitate Jesus. 
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's Word: The Debate," March 28, 2013

Friday, March 15, 2013

I can say from personal experience that if you are committed to something, whether it be a marriage, the Olympics, becoming a managing partner at your firm, or even a home owner, it is possible to achieve because you work hard for it. But I have also grown enough to know that the idea that the ability all lies within you is a load of crap.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: I Believe in You," March 14, 2013  

Thursday, February 14, 2013

I married my husband because I love him and want to be with him all the time, no matter how often my inner diva tells me I should go solo. 
 --fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Separate Togetherness," February 8, 2013
[T]he paramount reason we were married was because we loved, and love, one another deeply and are invested in making our marriage a success story no matter the cost.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Separate Togetherness," February 8, 2013