Beth Ostrosky Stern Quotes

You know, people always ask, 'What are you like offstage?' And I always say, 'Well, I'm completely normal and mellow.'

My dad was a regular dad. At home, he wasn't Bonzo the animal. He was a very intellectual, quiet chap - not the beast we all know.

I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

We all have to lead double lives, not just celebrities. The face we put on publicly with our jobs and certain situations. I think that's part of the human condition.

I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.

I live a dual life. On the red carpet, it's complete glam. But at home, I'm a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. Simple can be beautiful.

My reputation was a bit exaggerated. Things were written in newspapers, then copied, then doubled. One of the reasons why I never disclaimed that, was because I found it amusing. But I also constructed such an image for myself in order to gain more of a private life.

I think part of being an actor is staying private.

I don't really live my life in the media spotlight. People don't know that much really about me or what I think.

I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.

I'm more of a homebody type. I don't want to look like I want to be in the public eye. I didn't become an actress to be famous.

I don't have a publicist, I don't go to events, I don't do magazines, and it's just not my life.

I want a private life, I truly do. I'm not just pretending to want one like lots of celebrities.

I'm actually a very quiet person off the golf course. I talk 150 miles per hour when I'm at the course, but when in private I very seldom ever open my mouth.

I really enjoy playing a sex symbol, but it's not something I feel in real life. I'm much more of a natural girl at home.

As a private person, professionally I am invisible.

Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.

I don't mind being the center of attention as a character but in real life it's not for me.

People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.

I'm very quiet off stage.

For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.

I am a completely different person off the field, and my friends and family can vouch for that.

I'm very political. I'm not political in public; I'm political at home.

I believe that I am a different person off the pitch than I am on it. On the pitch, I am a bit louder, and off the pitch, I am quieter.

I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.