Angela Cartwright Quotes

I feel fame shouldn't necessarily get me going, but I understand it is part of the job. Sometimes, it is inconvenient and unnecessarily imposing in your personal life.

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

Because I think every child star suffers through this period because you're not the cute and charming child that you were. You start to grow, and they want to keep you little forever.

I owe 90 per cent of my life to people because I am a public figure, but 10 per cent is private to me. And I am not saying it in a defensive way. I feel my life has been made into a TV serial.

I never aimed to be on television or in the press. We all have a personal life, and being a public figure disrupts that.

I fell in love with a civilian. Not an actress and not a famous actress at that. Because then the attention doesn't double - it grows exponentially. Because then suddenly everybody wants to be in your bedroom. But I don't really give them anything.

I'm grateful that I didn't get thrown into the limelight at 19-years-old.

I was born into the limelight. So, my biggest achievement, which I worked hard for, is to stay normal.

My life in the spotlight has cost me a lot.

It's getting harder as I get more known. Even though it's my break, I couldn't really go out and get drunk - because people expect you to be training and getting up early. But I'm not bothered about missing out on normal teenage things.

We talk about, 'Wow, thank God that we were out when we were, because it was much easier then.' There wasn't paparazzi following you every step of your day, every move you make.

I grew up with the media circus. My whole life. My parents were very calm about the photographers, the fans, and all that. But I understood right away that I hadn't done anything to deserve that attention. No matter what happens, it will be there. I didn't choose it. You just can't take that too seriously. You need to live your life. And stay calm.

I don't want to expose my personal life. It's best that people know me for my work. My family doesn't want to be surrounded by cameras. We want to live like any other family.

When you're in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you'd look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.

I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go home and have dinner with my family and nobody lets me get a word in.

I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football.

I mean, it's a bit of a double-edged sword being a celebrity and being an actor as I'm sure you know. Your public laundry is constantly aired out and I thought that maybe I could do some good.

I wasn't being followed around by paparazzi all the time. I was able to be a kid and spend that time with my family and not grow up too quickly.

My goodness, my hair's been talked about by a million people, you know? It sort of goes with the territory.

I've managed to do movies and still keep a lifestyle where I can go to ballgames, go to a grocery store like everybody else.

I had some issues. When I first had to deal with being in 'Star Wars,' you know, who wouldn't?

The downside of being a celebrity is that people kind of know about you, and you really don't need them to know about you - you need them to know about your work.

I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it.

As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.

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