Carlos Vela Quotes

I think L.A. is impossible. There's just too much media focus. You can't live a normal life.

We're entertainers, while people want us to be gods.

I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you.

I don't really resent being on the red carpet as much as I do having to deal with the paparazzi.

I'm not a hermit, but I definitely stay in a lot more than I used to. There's more attention now then there ever was. You walk down the street with someone and it's a story. It becomes national news, you know what I mean? So, I still do things, but I stay home a lot more.

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.

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 talk about, 'Wow, thank God that we were out when we were, because it was much easier then.' There wasn't paparazzi following you every step of your day, every move you make.

I feel for anybody who has that level of celebrity where you can't lead a normal life.

Celebrity and secrets don't go together. The bastards will get you in the end.

I don't want to be the type of person to have my relationships plastered in magazines.

The paparazzi stuff is a little weird. I used to leave the house in my pajamas. I can't do that anymore, but I'm not complaining!

Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.

I've chosen not to talk about my really private life to the press - I've never invited a huge amount of attention.

I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.

I'm not bothered by the paparazzi and I don't feel hemmed in, I've never felt that. My youth, mind you, there wasn't quite the same attention to celebrities as there is now, but I've never felt that.

Honestly, I want to live a calm life without being in the press. I want to be like any other American citizen who gets a speeding ticket or has an argument with his spouse... and doesn't have the whole world know.

When I'm at home, I want to be a normal person. I don't want to hear, 'Can I have your autograph?'

I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.

Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

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

Sometimes I just want to be left alone and be a normal kid for, like, five minutes. That's tough when the paparazzi are chasing you.

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

I never talk about my private life. When you're in this business it becomes so precious. I don't understand when people open up about themselves to the press.