Matthew Lewis Quotes

I don't like being a celebrity.

I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi.

I wasn't used to all these cameras getting stuck in my face. I feel like Justin Bieber sometimes.

I don't think I'll ever get chased by paparazzi - which is a good thing.

When The Cranberries got really big in Ireland, it became difficult for me to be there with all the photographers and paparazzi.

Nearly every coach I've talked with tells me that the attention you get from media and other people is the thing you miss most. I don't know if that's right.

There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.

I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around. I get to go to the shop and buy bread and milk, and no one worries me.

I'm at that great level where fans will stop and say 'hi,' which I love, but the paparazzi don't care, which is incredible.

I haven't really had any experiences, as far as having paparazzi sit outside of my house or following me around on the street. But, I actually don't really go to places where they do that, unless they knew where I lived or what kind of car I drive.

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

I have to say, my celebrity is not a big factor in my life. Once in a while someone takes my picture. But I'm not exactly one of the four girls everyone's chasing at the moment.

I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely.

It must be odd, being recognisable. I would hate to lose that anonymity. It happened for a while with 'Spooks.' No one notices me now.

I never aimed to be on television or in the press. We all have a personal life, and being a public figure disrupts that.

I tell you, the paparazzi would not be sitting outside if they realized I was the most boring person in Hollywood.

If you're a baby about the media, as I was, you can't imagine what it's like when the great approval machine shines its beam on you, when every time you cross the street someone comes out of a manhole to talk about your haircut.

I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life.

Fame can be very dangerous, because you can start to enjoy that part of it. And that's not the good part of what I do for a living. The good part is the making of films. The unpleasant part is the fame part, if you're not careful.

The truth is, I suppose I am now public property; and a public inn is the place where people can have access to me.

When you get into the public eye, one day, you're kind of unknown, and the next day, you have people in your bushes waiting to take a picture of you.

My filthy little secret is that I've always wanted to be famous and I don't get nervous being on TV.

I'm in the public eye.

I make the money, and I don't have to take the abuse some of the stars do, opening up their personal life. I can go into a restaurant, sit down, and have a nice meal without being harassed. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't do that.

I think it's so flattering that people would even give me enough attention to know about my private life.