Jodie Foster Quotes

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

If I had to change one thing about my life, it would probably be, I wouldn't be famous. Because when you're famous it's so hard.

I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

Luckily, I don't think that I'm too famous. I can still live my life pretty comfortably. Fame has never really ever appealed to me. I think it's easy to see that it's not a great thing to have.

For me, I would prefer to not have my face on the album cover. I don't mind being in the public, but it's just not really my personality, and it's not really why I'm into this. I like making art, and that's it. I don't really want to be a celebrity, seriously. I like my privacy.

I enjoy fame, but I like normal, too. Going out is difficult; you are recognised, and you cannot be normal anymore... you start living in a bubble, and I am a normal guy.

I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public; it's just that's my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous.

I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.

I just don't want to be famous. I feel like there's a lot of sacrifice in that I'm not really willing to make.

There are so many reasons why, for me, writing is superior to acting. One of them is anonymity. Writers can live relatively normal lives.

A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.

I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy because he saw me in a movie, or not have people hitting on me simply because they saw me in a movie.

I don't see myself as famous at all so I'm continuing my life as normal.

But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.

Even a modicum of celebrity is hard to deal with. You see it with actors and directors all the time.

Today there are paparazzi out, I'm doing a day of press, I'm in a hotel, I've just been on Radio 1. But when I'm in my day-to-day life people don't know who I am and I'm left to my own devices.

I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.

I'm a real-life 'Hannah Montana.'

When I'm on tour, people see me in one way, but in normal life I doubt people even recognize me.

'In the Making' reveals the truth about 'being in the limelight' as a young celebrity.

I only want to play, don't like the life in the spotlight.

For me, I didn't want to be famous and there was a desire to be me and not 'that guy from the band' so I was happy to see it all go.