Alison Moyet Quotes

Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous, where you can't go anywhere.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

Fame hit me like a ton of bricks.

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.

When people stare at you, and you read about yourself in papers - at 13, it just got very confusing. I thought that if this is what it's like to be famous, I don't like it one bit.

After 'Skins' I became mildly famous, which was a bit of a disaster.

And I don't want to live anywhere where I am famous. It makes me very, very uncomfortable, because it conveys an advantage over people, and I don't like that.

Some girls love to go to the airport and have 50 paparazzi on them. I go to the airport and have a mental breakdown.

No, I wouldn't want the paparazzi ever following me in my life.

At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing.

I certainly don't want a child of mine to be famous, or anyone I was very close to who isn't yet... It's the worst thing to be trapped in your house not be able to leave.

I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they talk about you and they whisper and it is very disconcerting; it is a very odd feeling.

I've never been more famous than I was, suddenly, in 1986.

The first thing that happens is that you're overwhelmed by so much attention. It's just so unnatural. Only people who've been in that position can realize what it's like. I mean, you have to be there.

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

I can never really enjoy being famous.

I got a little bit famous. I didn't like it.

We were at this point of recognisability where we couldn't even walk around anymore... I was really socially anxious and strange.

Nothing could prepare you for being instantly famous.

Wherever I go, people want to come and meet me. At times, I feel a bit suffocated too, as I am unable to be normal and myself.

I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.

I hate fame. I hate being recognized, because I don't know how to talk to people.

I still don't know how I became famous. It all happened so fast.

It wasn't very easy getting used to being famous. Everybody stared at me in the supermarket and on the street. I think my life changed, for sure.

In the days of 'EastEnders,' I couldn't go into a pub or supermarket, as people would recognise me and follow me home.