Princess Margaret Quotes

Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl, except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.

Modern Americans are so exposed, peered at, inquired about, and spied upon as to be increasingly without privacy--members of a ;naked society and denizens of a goldfish bowl.

I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.

Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you're just fair game.

The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters.

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.

My life has been an open book, really. Everybody knows everything about me.

When you're on TV and in people's houses - it's great that anybody watches anything you've done, but you feel as though you're being watched by Big Brother sometimes. Even if people have no idea who you are, you get the feeling you're being watched.

There are eyes everywhere. No blind spot left. What shall we dream of when everything becomes visible? We'll dream of being blind.

There was no such thing as perfect privacy, life was a perpetual concert-hall recital with a captive audience.

We all live in a televised goldfish bowl.

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

I think fame is harder when people have something to hide, but I'm very comfortable, and have nothing to hide.

Being out in the street is not an expectation of privacy. Anyone can look at you, can see you, can watch what you're doing.

There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.

You know, the more I appear on newspapers, the more famous I become.

Having money has given me a certain freedom, but being in the public eye has taken away a lot.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

Your face is your calling card, but you're not so famous that you can't go out.

My life is going to continue to be public, and I just accept that.

For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and looked at everywhere I go.

It is amazing what people feel they have the right to tell you to your face when you're famous.

I get recognized a lot now. It's great.

I think it's useful, as a famous person, to have as little separation between the perception of you and how you really are - because otherwise I'd be sitting here thinking I'm keeping secrets, and wondering when you're going to find out.

From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.