Anita Shreve Quotes

I would like to reiterate that I don't want any profiles of me. I am not newsworthy.

I'm a very private person, so I didn't like this idea of tweeting about me. And then I realized, 'Oh, this is actually a brilliant device in terms of interacting with the fans.'

I try to stay as private as possible; I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.

I've never really sought out publicity.

I don't do much on social media. I don't really want people knowing about my life.

I probably tweet one or two things a year. Some guys use it for publicity... I'm not going to put myself out there.

Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.

I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public; it's just that's my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous.

Most days I am in public. If I go to the store, with social media, I'm in public. It might as well be a press conference.

Social media is changing the way we communicate and the way we are perceived, both positively and negatively. Every time you post a photo, or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand.

I don't have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is.

The grand surprise has really been the fact that being an author, which to me had always implied being a private person, actually requires you to be a public person as well, and those are two separate entities to me.

Look, I don't have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is. But if I wasn't in this position, I'm sure I would use it every day.

I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.

Because of Twitter, I think people know most every single thing about me. I don't know if there's anything that would surprise people about me.

I've grown up knowing that you put as much of your private life out there as you feel comfortable with.

We live in the Facebook era. I think everyone, not just celebrities, have an unprecedented level of self-awareness, of presenting yourself to the world. The truth is, it starts with how you look, and that goes into how you dress.

Social media... I need to get with it. Obviously it's what everyone's doing, but I like the idea of my life being mine. But at the same time, it would be awesome to be able to get into contact with people who admire my work.

I have a Twitter profile, but I avoid red carpets and all that kind of stuff. I'd rather no one talk about me ever, and I just get to do my thing. I'm an introvert.

There is a Twitter account apparently dedicated to my brows. I do not Tweet on it, but... they talk about who they've seen today.

I never look at myself online, and I don't read gossip Web sites.

My Instagram is all me. I like to keep it very personal, and I'd like to keep it that way. You don't really follow to see promotional things at all times. It's my connection with my fans.

Fame is the worst thing that can happen to a person. I choose not to appear in anything publicly. Twitter's it!

In the media, I do not feel recognised, but that's because I don't put myself in the media. I'm not a player who is always on Twitter or Facebook.

I don't go running after publicity.