Sam Heughan Quotes

I don't like being a celebrity.

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

When you do a reality show and host shows, it's hard to have secrets.

I think we live a culture that's obsessed with people, you know, 'Celebrities are just like us!' Everything I do except my job is critically analyzed online.

The downside of being a celebrity is that people kind of know about you, and you really don't need them to know about you - you need them to know about your work.

I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. People are so lovely but you do find that when you're out you spend 40% of your time posing for photographs.

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.

I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.

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

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

We talk about, 'Wow, thank God that we were out when we were, because it was much easier then.' There wasn't paparazzi following you every step of your day, every move you make.

I feel fame shouldn't necessarily get me going, but I understand it is part of the job. Sometimes, it is inconvenient and unnecessarily imposing in your personal life.

If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, it's fun, it's exciting.

When you're in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you'd look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.

Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you're just fair game.

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.

People want to act like they know celebrities. They want to see pictures. They want to know where you're going. They want to hear you talk about your family.

I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it.

The normal 21-year-old doesn't have to worry about their night out being put on TMZ.

I guess because people are more aware of who I am, they're going to wonder about my personal life.

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

I'm just a normal girl who really enjoys her job, and so you have to take the other things that come with being in the public eye.

I fell in love with a civilian. Not an actress and not a famous actress at that. Because then the attention doesn't double - it grows exponentially. Because then suddenly everybody wants to be in your bedroom. But I don't really give them anything.

If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.

The reason so many celebrities try to keep things secret is you want the chance to get to know someone without the glare of public scrutiny.