Gilbert Gottfried Quotes

I am not generous about telling people who I am and what I like to do because it's my life and it only belongs to me and my friends and family.

Even though there will be times when I'll need to protect myself - there will definitely be times when I'll have to put up my guard just to monitor what comes in and out of my life - there's a grace there... no pun intended!

I like the privacy of my life and I protect it quite vigilantly.

I try to keep my private life kind of private.

I don't talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it's really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself.

I don't have to go around trying to save everybody anymore; that's not my job.

For me, I'm a super private person.

I feel like nobody really knows my story, which I see as a good thing, and I'm kind of happy about that.

I'm probably an overcompensating introvert. I live in Hollywood, but I don't go to parties where I have to work the room. I could do that, but I don't want to... I try and stay the same and live a fairly normal life.

I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.

I know how to look after myself.

The only person to look out for me is me. I've got to make sure Corey Clark is all right.

People tell me all the time that I look forbidding or aloof. That doesn't bother me much - I am fairly private, withdrawn, and... distant, I guess. But, um, I think that's okay.

Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing.

I have a self-defense mind. I've had it all my life.

I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature.

In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.

I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.

As actors we give so much of ourselves away so I like to keep my personal life to myself.

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once, then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So, I just keep my private life to myself.

I always knew I was different and that people had opinions about me. I guess I learned as best as I can to shield out a lot and live my life from within.

My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.

I'm learning how to keep my identity and personal life sacred. It's a matter of knowing my limits. I don't have to give everything that's asked of me.

If you're gonna fall apart, do it in your own bedroom.

I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.