Mark Philippoussis Quotes

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.

The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - that's been hard to deal with.

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too.

The thing about being famous is, it's weird. The only people who get how weird it is are other famous people.

I'm not bothered by the paparazzi and I don't feel hemmed in, I've never felt that. My youth, mind you, there wasn't quite the same attention to celebrities as there is now, but I've never felt that.

There's such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.

The public scrutiny element they don't teach you in film school. So few people are ever subjected to it.

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

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.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

People get a little sidelined thinking that fame and fortune is going to bring them happiness, peace and contentment in their lives. Everyone thinks they want to be famous until the paparazzi are in their face, and then they're asking, 'Just give me some privacy.'

It wasn't always easy at times, having grown up on television and being in the entertainment industry.

I can never really enjoy being famous.

Celebrity damages private life.

Nobody prepares you for what happens when you get famous, and I didn't handle it well.

Growing up in any sort of spotlight is difficult. Everything is magnified.

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

I feel like I grew up in quite a public way in front of audiences.

With this acting and this lifestyle, your privacy does get taken a little.

It's hard to be famous and alive.

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

I don't like being a celebrity.

I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that.

A famous love story is hard to maintain when you both live in the spotlight.

The paparazzi stuff is a little weird. I used to leave the house in my pajamas. I can't do that anymore, but I'm not complaining!