I think that when you are born with a talent for anything, you can really take it for granted. There were times during my career that I did that.
--International Figure Skating magazine, "Johnny Weir: Spinning in New Directions" by Susan D. Russell, December 2014
(on not working harder early in his career)

If I have one regret about my career it would be that I wish that I had worked harder when I was younger.
--International Figure Skating magazine, "Johnny Weir: Spinning in New Directions" by Susan D. Russell, December 2014

I am not proud of every single moment, but I am proud that I had those moments. I am proud of the titles that I won, and I am sad about the ones I lost.
--International Figure Skating magazine, "Johnny Weir: Spinning in New Directions" by Susan D. Russell, December 2014
(on his skating career)

In any event, the speech finished, I left feeling awful and my only solace was in a half eaten carton of Breyers, freezer burned to death in the back of my freezer.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Foot in Mouth" December 3, 2013
(about the aftermath of his speech at Barnard College on December 1, 2013, which ended with a Q and A in which he called people protesting his speech because he opposes a boycott of a Sochi Olympics, "idiots.")

People will find their own paths, they will differ from mine, and I need to show them the grace that I’ve been granted in my own discovery. 
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Foot in Mouth" December 3, 2013, 2013

I'm sorry to you all for wearing daisy dukes in October.
--Twitter, October 4, 2013

We all grow a little every day, and my own personal hope is that I continue to grow in a way that helps me understand the mistakes of my life and learn from them, more so than wallow in what might have been or what was.
--fcnp.com, "Johnny's World: Popular" September 19, 2013

I got set up on a blind date during the filming of the show. I was shamelessly flirting with several people, and there is a time and a place and that wasn’t in front of cameras. What makes me feel a little bit bad is now I’m married. Now him and his Russian family are going to see all this. 
--huffingtonpost.com, "Johnny Weir Not A Fan Of 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," by Naughty But Nice Rob, September 18, 2012
(on Be Good Johnny Weir, Season 2)

I wanted to do this while I still had the time. I didn't want to be 50 years old and look back and say, "Oh, those last two years before Sochi, and I kind of let them go doing other things and I could have been skating and gone to my third Olympic games."
--press conference announcing his return to competitive skating, January 19, 2012

I never regret anything I say. Whether it's about drugs, my family, myself, other people, if it's mean, or if it's too candy sweet, I stand by everything I say.
--kataniye.com/johnny_weir, Johnny Weir A Rising Star, Interviews from the 2006/2007 Season (Part 1)

Part of being “Johnny Weir” is having no regrets and also not being afraid to be myself. I have offended many, many people in my lifetime, but I wouldn’t be myself if I didn’t cross boundaries. I am never scared. That is part of my brand personally. I would be so unhappy if I was doing what everyone else thought I should be doing in my life.
--foxsmallbusinesscenter.com, "Olympic Star Johnny Weir on How to Sell 'You'" by Suzanne Zionts, March 16, 2010

[Q: So, Johnny, what's your biggest retail regret?]

When I first started to spend money on clothes, for a long time I only bought things that were really, really trendy. I remember one of the first purchases were $400 dollar Dolce & Gabbana jeans with patches, stripes and stars all over them. I was so proud of them when I bought them, and then I got home and was like, "What am I going to wear this with? I only have sneakers! I'm sixteen!"
--racked.com, Buyer's Remorse, "Johnny Weir's $400 Dolce & Gabbana Stars-and-Stripes Jeans" by Bonnie Datt, March 14, 2011

While in figure skating it was a mistake for me not to play by the rules, not to play nice with everyone I possibly could and to be very clean and very P.C., while that was a mistake, it's not a regret. I have gained so much by being myself and doing things on my own terms, in my own way.
--espn.go.com, "Q&A with figure skater Johnny Weir" by Bonnie D. Ford, January 11, 2011  

[Q: What is your biggest regret?]

I live my life with no regrets. You learn from everything you give up or fail to accomplish, and you accomplish new things from failing at old ones. If I offend someone today, tomorrow someone will find strength from what I did. If I judge too harshly one day, the next day I will be judged harshly and will learn from my mistakes. Regrets are for people who dwell and wallow. I do not.
--figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir, Q & A With Johnny, January 2011

I don't think I have any deep regrets.  Looking back, I wish I'd been a bit more serious about my craft when I was younger, but I'll save looking for regrets to when I'm 100 years old rolling around in my rhinestone studded wheelchair. 
--figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir, "questions and answers," September 2009

I definitely take no prisoners in my life, and I have no regrets. So, if I choose one direction and one path, that's what I'm going to stick to, regardless what I lose or gain in the process.
--theglobeandmail.com,"Olympian Johnny Weir skates a fine line" by Jeanne Beker, February 26, 2010

During the filming of the documentary was a very difficult time for me. It was probably the worst period of my career as a figure skater. I know that I have a special talent, but I can also be lazy. When I watched the documentary I would think, “if I would’ve practiced one more day” or “if I would’ve done one more jump.” For a real athlete, it’s best to fight even if you have two broken legs. But for an artist, there’s no point in practicing if you’re not inspired. My emphasis was always more for the inspiration even during those athletic difficulties.
--1101.com, Johnny Weir!!!, "Johnny Comes to Our Office," Episode 4:  Cry with a Smile, September 2, 2010
(Interview at Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun with Itoi Shigesato)