Elfriede Jelinek Quotes

I've always been such a private person. Even stepping into social media was a new world for me.

I'm a private person and being recognized makes me uncomfortable.

You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.

I found myself getting more publicly shy when the gala events and big crowds started. Some people embrace it. To me, it's not worth enough to risk my private life being public.

I have to be a lot more calculating because I'm a very private person. I actually really struggle with the attention; I'm generally a pretty shy kind of a person. So it's tough figuring out how to manage it. But there are ways of managing it, and you just have to be smart.

Unless I'm on a stage, I don't want to be the event in someone's day.

I wouldn't say I'm a shy person, but I like my privacy.

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

I'm the most private person.

When I'm not working I try to stay out of the public eye as much as possible.

I don't want three million people digesting my private life over their cornflakes.

You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down.

Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is important. I prefer to keep some small dosage of privacy.

I don't crave publicity, you know.

It was said of me recently that I suffered from an Obsessional Privacy. I can only suppose it must be true.

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

I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.

I'm a private person in many ways.

But on the other hand I believe I'm a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well.

I was never interested in being an overly public person.

I'm a private person, but I don't feel afraid to walk out of my door or anything. I get recognised occasionally, but not overwhelmingly so.

I'm a very private person. I like staying home and doing my stuff. I hate people invading on my privacy. I hate talking about my private life.

I'm not such a public person.

I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my private life.

I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.