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Playboy Quotes

On the magazine, its reputation, and the persona.

This Playboy quotes collection covers how public figures view the magazine's reputation, from comparisons with serious journalism to admissions that it once affected someone's career.

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.

Quotes by Walter Cronkite

I've always liked Playboy; I think it's very tasteful.

Quotes by Trishelle Cannatella

When I was younger, I was like, 'I want to be on Playboy.' My mum was a Playmate.

Quotes by Sophie Monk

It was a scandal when I did French 'Playboy' in 2008, though I was never actually nude in it. I think it's really funny that I'll have a cover of 'Playboy' to show my grandkids.

Quotes by Lily Cole

Always Quotes

I've actually been turned down for jobs because I was in Playboy.

Quotes by Karen McDougal

Maybe I could be the playboy of snooker.

Quotes by Judd Trump

They're cheering a young lad, the champion playboy of the Western World.

Quotes by John Millington Synge

Michael Jackson asked me to sign a Playboy. I was more than happy to.

Quotes by Jessica Hahn

I never read Playboy before I started working there and stopped reading it the day I quit.

Quotes by Harold Ramis

Bank Quotes

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

Quotes by Gloria Steinem

What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.

Quotes by Dennis Miller

If I didn't have to do it, I wouldn't have done it. If I had a million bucks in the bank, I wouldn't have done Playboy.

Quotes by Claudia Christian

Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.

Quotes by Christie Hefner

I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.

Quotes by Christie Hefner

Because Quotes

I think in the '80s, we certainly wrestled with what was the role of 'Playboy Magazine' in a post-sexual revolution, post-feminist world.

Quotes by Christie Hefner

I don't think 'Playboy' would have been successfully started on either coast.

Quotes by Christie Hefner

I'm certainly proud of the transformation of Playboy from a magazine to a multimedia corporation.

Quotes by Christie Hefner

When I was a teenager, 'Playboy' was the most interesting magazine in the world, and not just for the playmates. I liked the interviews and the stories, and all that, but nowadays most of the stuff in there doesn't interest...

Quotes by Chester Brown

I almost got kicked out of eighth grade for selling 'Playboy.'

Quotes by Armie Hammer

Been Quotes

I did Playboy. There was an ad in the paper for playmates. Playboy called me and flew me to Los Angeles, and I was on the March cover of 1992.

Quotes by Anna Nicole Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Playboy quotes page about?
This page gathers quotes that mention "Playboy," both the magazine and the word used as a persona label. It spans opinions on the magazine's reputation and lighter uses of the term for a stylish public image.
Why do people search "Playboy quotes"?
Readers search "Playboy quotes" out of curiosity about how public figures have discussed the magazine, whether defending its reputation or describing how association with it affected their careers.
Is there a quote comparing Playboy to journalism?
Yes, one quote compares an opinion column to the gap between the Bible and Playboy magazine, a sharp way of contrasting objectivity with a clear point of view.
Did association with Playboy affect anyone's career?
Another quote describes being turned down for jobs because of a past Playboy appearance, illustrating real professional consequences some public figures have faced.
Is "playboy" used outside the magazine context here?
A different quote jokes about being the "playboy" of a sport, showing how the word is also used loosely as a stylish, carefree persona label unrelated to the magazine.

Other lines use "playboy" as a persona, like being called the playboy of a sport, showing the word's reach beyond the magazine itself. See our Always quotes for more recurring themes.