Norma McCorvey Quotes

Don't you dare print my first name. That would make me sound like a real country girl.

I wanted a pseudonym partly because I'm quite shy and private. I know that sounds ludicrous, but if I should be lucky enough to make a hit, I wanted to be able to shrug off the mantel of Nick Harkaway when I got home.

I don't want people to know who I am.

For me, it's important to keep a level of anonymity.

I've learnt that it's possible to be as anonymous as you want. It's a choice, and I've become very, very good at being anonymous.

It is hard to violate somebody's privacy if the person is completely anonymous.

I am private.

I've always been really interested in secrets - how people find ways of doing things without telling anyone else in order to keep themselves feeling safe in the world.

We would never comment on private correspondence.

In my industry, everybody wants to know everything about you, and it's just dumb. I think the only way of maintaining some of that mystique is by not giving away too much about yourself. It has served me well so far. I never want to feel up for grabs.

It's sacred for an actor to keep their personal life personal.

When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

I want to keep my private life private.

I don't name sources.

Sometimes it's nice for people not to know anything about me.

Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value.

I've always been really private about my personal life. I don't talk about it.

I don't tell many people my last name.

I want not, that everybody hears about. Then I can't longer be myself.

Everything about my life is private, really. I'm not so sure that any of it has ever been public.

All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.

I definitely keep myself secret.

I don't have anything to hide.

Even when I was making the first 'Paranormal Activity,' I didn't tell anyone I was making it, not my friends or neighbors or co-workers. I just kind of found that there was nothing to gain by announcing to the world that you're doing something.

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