I'm a villain. Deal with it. Adversity makes people stronger. By creating adversity for large numbers of people, I am strengthening humanity as a whole. Or - Of course it's not true! What do you think I am, some kind of monster?
I like attention where people I don't know or acquaintances give me small amounts of praise, but if we aren't close then please don't shower me in praise (usually this isn't a problem). That's just... I can't stand that variety of hero worship. We're all just people and we should be judged by our actions consistently, not our associations or that ONE thing we did that ONE time that was sorta cool. If someone is my friend, family member or partner, then that sort of praise becomes more acceptable and even welcome; those people know me well enough where I can understand if they have an extreme opinion that I should take into consideration. I love being praised by my friends and girlfriend. There are also times that I just like to be alone.
I used to keep to myself but I think once I got my life in order and became more confident I've wanted a little more attention via opening up to people. I think generally though I'm still comfortable by myself and don't really "need" attention; it's just nice to have.