Dolores O'Riordan Quotes

I have to protect myself because people think that because you come into 25 million homes every week, they know you. I walk the line between being gracious and being rude.

I'm very, very private; I don't enjoy talking about myself to strangers. Particularly strangers with tapes going.

I want a private life, I truly do. I'm not just pretending to want one like lots of celebrities.

I'm not as open as I used to be. I'm a little bit more filtered, and it kind of sucks, but it's the price you pay to get paid.

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

I've been offered all the reality TV shows but have turned them down. If I did it as 'Johnny,' there'd be no jungle left! It was really hard regaining control of myself, so I am reluctant to let 'Johnny' back out of the box.

People accuse me of being Methody, but I'm not at all. The one thing I don't want people to see is me. I don't want them to be able to recognize my faults and failures and qualities, and I won't use those things to spark off emotions or to illustrate.

My concerts are about me being very private in public, but I'm very protective.

I didn't read the book on how to be a well-adjusted celebrity.

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

I'm no different to anyone else; I want people to like me. I just don't particularly want them to understand me.

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it's just not something I want to do. I overdosed.

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.

What was it about Carolyn that made her so cautious about revealing herself?

If you're a baby about the media, as I was, you can't imagine what it's like when the great approval machine shines its beam on you, when every time you cross the street someone comes out of a manhole to talk about your haircut.

I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the years - and I just wish I had been able to open myself up to them more.

I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists.

As a kid, I would push my shoulders forward in order to hide my heart from being hurt.

And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.

I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.

There's nothing to be said for being famous. It's a pain. You can't be rude to people - it's inexcusable not to be nice. Anyway, it's not in my nature. I was trained to be nice.

I'm not stiff. I'm normal. It's not normal to walk down the street shaking hands with five thousand people.

I think there's a time when your personal life gets magnified by who we are as celebrities.

I won't share everything, both in my act or in interviews. Some of the people who become the most famous are the most self-revelatory, and I'm like, 'No, it's just not worth it to me.'

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.