Damon Lindelof Quotes

I actually find it really hard to deal with people looking up to me or being interested in wanting a picture.

I just don't feel comfortable anymore with the kind of attention that I'm getting. It's purely the numbers of people that want a bit of the Cure or want a bit of me.

It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stuff that's not needed.

I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be in people's faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven't even known I'm on.

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.

The only thing with press attention is that it can be very draining on our energy store.

I'm tired of the speculation about my personal life.

You can count my interviews this season on one hand, so maybe when I do speak, people want to turn it into something sensational.

When you get a certain amount of media attention, I think people are like, "Where's your other album?"

There is another side to me which people don't often see, but it's very hard for me to show that. When I do interviews, I'm talking to people I don't know and when you speak to a stranger you don't open up, do you? In my position, people are always looking for something to say about me. And anything I do say, given half-a-chance they'll turn it round into something spectacular so I've got to be very careful. That's why it's only my friends and family who know the real me. Now my wife, Lainya, she could tell you a few stories.

I don't particularly enjoy publicity, it seems to just follow me around.

I have to deal with being famous. Sometimes I have to tell people I don't do autographs, thank you very much. At certain places, I refuse to have my photograph taken.

When people stare at you, and you read about yourself in papers - at 13, it just got very confusing. I thought that if this is what it's like to be famous, I don't like it one bit.

I got a little bit famous. I didn't like it.

All this focus on my private life is the most unappealing aspect of being an actor. I don't like it, but it goes with the territory, and I have to put up with it. I certainly don't set out to attract attention.

I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an 'in-depth' interview.

I think that what I don't like is everything that surrounds a footballer. The fame, the people idolizing you, the press, not being able to have a normal life like normal person. I think that is what has held me back a little in football.

I'm a private person and being recognized makes me uncomfortable.

I hated working red carpets, I hated the whole celebrity interview process. I just realized I'd rather be the person somebody wanted to ask questions to than the person asking the questions.

Being famous is a bit dangerous sometimes.

I can handle rumors about me. But I don't like things being written about my wife and my family. They don't need to pay a price for me being a star.

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?'

We were under scrutiny when Stephen became rich and famous. The media were in the house, and camera leads were absolutely everywhere - it was just nightmarish.

I never read anything that's written about me.

The money is decent, but I don't want to go on TV and spill my guts.