Robert Smith Quotes

Obviously you don't want to be anonymous, but you don't want everyone to know your life.

No one will die if they don't know how old I am.

But anonymity is very important to me, and I don't want to be recognized in public more than I already am.

Addresses are given to us to conceal our whereabouts.

I don't tell many people my last name.

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

Bodyguards offer fake security. The real security comes from having your enemies know nothing about you.

If you are anonymous, you are a less capable disrupter.

I'm not quite at the point where I feel the need to wear disguises in public.

I got my hat pulled up low and no one can really see me. I'm ducked out. People do recognize me, and I have a pretty interesting fan base. It's a diverse group.

I'm not someone who wears shades all the time and ducks into a darkened car in case I'm recognized - that would be absolute misery.

It's nice to have some anonymity and still be low key.

Even the police have an unlisted number.

I like going to France, because no one knows who I am.

The fact that I stay anonymous means I can exhibit wherever I want. No one knows my name, so it's easy for me to travel.

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

I mostly wear hats or put scarves over my head because I like to have a low profile when I go out.

So few people recognize me, I can do what anyone does.

I was raised in a large family. The first reason for my travel was to get away from my family. I knew that I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't want people to ask me questions about it.

They can't find my house now because I keep it very quiet where I live.

A writer is supposed to have anonymity.

... a passion for anonymity.

Approved, if done under your assurance that it is not traceable.

Privacy matters. Privacy allows us to determine who we are and what we want to be.

I am quite fortunate, because I can still be quite incognito. If you go out looking for attention, then you'll attract it, but if you're just getting on with your life, particularly in London where everyone is engrossed in what they're doing, you can keep a measure of anonymity.