Roz Chast Quotes

When someone watches us eating, we feel exposed. We might also harbor a suspicion that the person staring wants to steal food from our plate. The taboo, in any case, is long-standing.

One of my least favorite things is having my full name called out at the pharmacy. I always try to cut them off before they can say 'Spielberg.'

Some people have no respect whether you are with your family or not. That's the hardest part. I was shopping in a grocery store in Seattle looking for stuff for Nicholas. This guy kept following me with his cell phone video on.

It's difficult to feel that people are looking at you in the street. I don't like the fuss.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube.

I was in Tower Records in San Francisco a few weeks ago, buying some cassettes, and a couple of people recognized me and ran up with albums, and I just wanted to cover my face and have a seizure or something. I want people to just go away.

I don't enjoy being recognised. It's unpleasant.

I can't go to sleep on a train anymore because people take photos of me. You know, dribbling. It's a bit embarrassing. I go to sleep with my collar up.

I've had enough of being public property.

I don't like having my space invaded.

When someone follows you all the way to the shop and watches you buy toilet roll, you know your life has changed.

I've learned through experience that to trouble celebrities with my handshake doesn't do anybody any good.

If people want to invade your privacy, they want to invade your privacy. I find it chilling, and I find it awful, and it makes me really nervous. It hasn't happened to me much, but when you have a taste of it, it's bitter.

I'll say this, and this has nothing to do with gender or sexuality: You do not want to get licked in the face repeatedly by another human being. You just don't. It's not pleasant.

I just felt like I was making people angry because I wouldn't wear the frilly bows.

I had to dance in a Tweety Bird costume once.

You wouldn't want to move if you sat next to me on the bus. Or maybe you would.

I don't like people touching my face.

Having people jumping in front of you taking a photo can be unnerving.

Somebody could take a picture of me from across the room, and I would feel like I wanted to rip their face off.

It's not annoying if only a couple of people come up. If a bunch of them crowd around me, it's annoying.

I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.

The worst thing that ever happened to me on stage is someone ran forward to tell me they loved me and projectile vomited all over the stage. It was horrible.

I tried to keep it secret, but the story got into the newspapers. It was more difficult for my family, who couldn't understand why the media wouldn't leave me in peace.