Imagine like a dewy mossy field--or a pitch--on a Saturday morning. Imagine this just mob of children, running all in one direction. And wait! What's that we see out of the corner of our eye? It's the one child running the wrong way from the rest of the team. And that was me. That's how good a football player I was.

--Men in Blazers, 11/25/22: Live in Philadelphia, podcast

 

 

Blogger's note: pitch = soccer field; football = soccer

If he sold a sneaker, the kids in skating would wear that sneaker.

--NBC, 2021 USFS Nationals, men's short program, January 16, 2021

(on young skaters wanting to copy Nathan Chen)

Someone told me I’m supposed to feed my rose bushes. What do they eat? Like...local children? Whipped cream? Sharks?
--Twitter, April 23 2019

If I have a child, I'm raisin' her Amish. She's not going to know there's even electricity....She'll know all about Hermès Birkin bags, but not how to achieve them.
--Tara and Johnny podcast, Ep. 74, "Kids Korner," May 24, 2018

She basically looked at me like I was a bloody band-aid from six days ago that you'd find on some child's shoe.
--Tara and Johnny podcast, Ep.39: "Live with Kelli," June 7, 2017
(describing his interaction with a rude flight attendant)

There were cute little kids all over the country singing Frozen up and down my block, up and down my Chanel, up and down my telephone.
--NBC, A Toast to 2014!, December 31, 2014

[Q: Ellen’s Oscar selfie was a huge deal. Who would be in your perfect selfie?]

Johnny and Tara Lipinski: Bradley Cooper!

[Tara: Ellen]

Prince George

[Tara: And the little princess that’s coming!]

Elsa?

[Tara: No, but yes, Elsa.]

Beyoncé, certainly

[Tara: If we have Beyoncé then we have to have Jay Z]

I want Justin Timberlake to stand directly behind me.

[Tara: OK, OK]

Christina Aguilera…

[Tara: Henry VIII]

Marie Antoinette--and her pompadour…and a Hershey bar
--today.com, "Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski review 2014 (and try to predict what kind of king George will be)" by Lauren Sullivan, December 18, 2014

Bogger's note: Elsa is the princess/snow queen in the Disney movie Frozen.

[Q: What do you think of Prince George?]

I mean, he stole that toy from that baby in Australia when he was touring. I don’t know what his future holds, but he’s very cute...and he steals.
--today.com, "Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski review 2014 (and try to predict what kind of king George will be)" by Lauren Sullivan, December 18, 2014

There is nothing lovable about that child or her family. At least I’m a little bit lovable. They scare the sh*t out of me, those people.
--huffingtonpost.com, "Johnny Weir Not A Fan Of 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," by Naughty But Nice Rob, September 18, 2012
(on reality star 7 year-old Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson)

Aren't kids his age supposed to be involved in egg toss contests and egg/spoon walk-a-thons? #FreeBiebs
--Twitter, January 14, 2014
(on the allegations that Justin Bieber "egged" a neighbors house, resulting in significant damage)

I performed to Born This Way by Lady Gaga. I did full sparkle crotch because, you know, that's where babies come from, and my baby would be sparkly.
--refinery29.com, "Tara Lipinski & Johnny Weir Show Us What Olympians Wear to Work," video, posted January 21, 2014, shot January 16, 2014
(describing his white Born This Way costume)

This new law, while it doesn’t pertain to me directly as an American citizen, has affected me to my core. I question, should I even be a father? The indignant, steadfast optimist in me tries to immediately shake those thoughts away, but it’s hard when there’s even a question of my moral compass’ integrity, just because I’m gay.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Baby" September 5, 2013
(on Russia's anti-gay laws)

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)

I’ve been on the active and receiving ends of meeting people who make you nervous and say stupid things just because they can’t believe their luck to be actually meeting someone they look up to. Things like, “I’ll teach your baby to skate” or “I loved ‘Gigli’” come flying out of your mouth without a moment’s notice. Having said this, sometimes, like drunken honesty, nervous honesty comes into play.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny’s World: Gossip Folks" May 16, 2013

I am training so a baby can't really happen right now. But my hope is in the next five or six years. I'll just be 34 and he'll be 35, so we'll still be young enough to be cool parents.
--usatoday.com, "Johnny Weir's next role: Hidden dragon" by Kelly Whiteside, February 7, 2013
(on future fatherhood with husband Victor)

I find that the average person thinks of gays either as fabulous, clever and well-dressed best friends, or pedophiles, club and drug addicts and/or the carriers of AIDS. That is quite a wide berth.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's Word: The Debate," 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

When people constantly call, there is always a chance for bad news. One fear of mine is I get a call that a government official wants me dead or wants my first born. Another fear is that someone calls and says, “We made love 16 months ago, I’m pregnant and I need money.”
 --fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Call Me Maybe," February 28, 2013

I want kids to love me. And in general, they don't. And it makes me nervous.
--Food Network, Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off, Season 2, Ep. 4

[Guy Fieri: You're talkin' to little boys: "What's up, my man? How you doing, buddy?"]

Oh.

[Guy: "OK. I got some pizza for you. I got..."]

I can't talk like that.

[Guy: No. You can. You can. Compliment 'em on..."Let me see what you did..."]

"How pretty."

[Guy: "Dude, that..."]

"Awesome. How awesome."

[Guy: "Dude, that's off the hook!"]

Johnny pretends to read words written on his palm using a stilted monotone: "Dude, that is off the hook."

[Guy: See?]

So genuine.
--Food Network, Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off, Season 2, Ep. 4
(on interacting with young boys during a birthday party challenge)