Elle Macpherson Quotes

There are ways of avoiding becoming tabloid fodder and therefore giving people license to pry into your private life. And there's a distinction between being an actor and being a celebrity. You may become a celebrity through acting, but you don't need to do so.

I never talk about my private life. When you're in this business it becomes so precious. I don't understand when people open up about themselves to the press.

I don't want to be the type of person to have my relationships plastered in magazines.

I've chosen not to talk about my really private life to the press - I've never invited a huge amount of attention.

I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me.

The minute I started being recognised, I became much more discreet.

People are very curious and have written a lot of things about me. Right or not. I never comment on those things, because it's not much of my thing to comment on everything that's written about me.

I don't want to be a celebrity designer. I want to keep my personal life out of it.

I don't like to be always in the press, or on television or always be on seen. It is not how I like to lead my life.

I don't want people paying too much attention about what I am outside of football, what I'm doing, and asking: 'Who is N'Golo?'

I don't like to be in the public eye or talk about my private life.

I never wanted to be famous and live my life in the glare of publicity.

I don't want to be known as somebody that everybody knows about.

As an actor you accept that you have to publicise what you do, but as for the whole personal life thing that people sometimes choose, no, that's not for me.

I don't want to be the actor who's followed by paparazzi, you know? I would like to just do good work and have that work be respected and acknowledged.

On a serious level, I wouldn't tell the press if I was in a relationship or not. I wouldn't ever reveal that, because it takes you down a certain road... I have no desire to be courting the press with my love life.

I don't tell 'U.S. Weekly' which parties I'm going to. I write songs.

In a perfect world, I would never do any interviews, and probably there would be one photo out there of me, and that would be it.

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

I don't like being overexposed. I don't like being on covers. And I don't like people talking about me.

I don't think that there's been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and it's done them any good.

My life isn't tabloid-friendly.

My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable.

The funniest thing is I never understood why actors were so shady about who they're dating. Then I realized the things you say get printed and the people you're involved with read them. That's what's tricky. Nothing goes unnoticed. I don't want to get myself in trouble!

I don't talk about my personal life with the press.