Olivia Wilde Quotes

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.

Perhaps the greatest challenge has been trying to keep my time to myself and my private life private in order to do my job. Everything that is most mine belongs to everyone now.

I owe 90 per cent of my life to people because I am a public figure, but 10 per cent is private to me. And I am not saying it in a defensive way. I feel my life has been made into a TV serial.

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.

You have to make a lot of sacrifices, and the main thing you have to sacrifice is your privacy. It's funny because when I was growing up, my daddy was and still is an insurance agent in our home town. He couldn't go anywhere without somebody recognizing him or needing something from him.

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

I kind of live a private life. I am out a lot, I have amazing friends and see a lot, so it's not like I'm a hermit. But I just know what I do for a living and that there are certain sensitivities.

No one likes it when their personal life is talked about, and I am no exception. But I guess it's the price an actor has to pay for being in the public eye.

The thing is, I live a very public life, and I have to keep things personal, or else I have no personal life. It's very difficult.

Just like anyone else, I want privacy at times, but I understand that I am a celebrity.

As Miss Universe, I made a huge effort to keep at least some areas of my life to myself.

With this acting and this lifestyle, your privacy does get taken a little.

Once you're a public figure, there's a certain amount of privacy you do give up.

I just think that your private life is private. What I do is obviously public, I get that. I get the fact that people are interested. I'm interested in a lot of people as well. I've just chosen to stay as private as possible.

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

I don't like being a celebrity.

I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football.

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.

We all have a past; it's just that my past is out there for all to see.

My private life is very private, and I have chosen not to live in America or England, where you are so exposed and can't fight against it.

I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press.

I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that.

When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long.

I think if you do a lot of interviews, you're laying yourself open. If you put yourself out, accept every invitation to every premiere, then you can't really complain when people knock on your front door and photograph you in the street.

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