Juliette Lewis Quotes

When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it becomes living on the edge because every step you take, every word you speak, every action you do becomes headline news. And it became, for me, life or death.

When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.

Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.

As an actor you want people to know you and there are times you want your pictures taken, but it's unnerving to walk out of a venue with friends and there are 20 people flashing lights in your face. Do you know how bright those lights are?

I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.

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.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.

One thing about being a celebrity that I learned a long time ago was that I pretty much gave up the right to fair treatment.

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 can't just only be on reality TV and show everything when it's the fairy princess, fairytale, and then not take my hits when I have to.

I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.

I'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.

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.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

It's hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don't know me.

I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.

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

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.

Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

When you makes movies, you usually make good money. But it is also a very tough job. Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life. And it is never a job from nine to five.

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

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.