Darlene Cates Quotes

I don't like my birthday. I don't like things that are directed towards me. It took me a long time to get over people asking me to write my name in the book.

It's awful walking into a restaurant and having the whole room look at you, knowing what they're saying.

I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention.

I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.

It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like - you remember the honor guards, only it was a dishonor guard.

I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!'

It's difficult to feel that people are looking at you in the street. I don't like the fuss.

I've learned to hate it when the cameras are pointed at me.

I just really don't like being the center of attention that much. It's kind of ironic.

I had to make squirrel noises as Bubbles and without realizing it, I was making the face and putting my fingers up to my face to look like a squirrel and everyone made fun of me for the rest of the day.

If I go to a restaurant, other people stare. The meal is ruined.

I was just sitting in Target, just getting over my cold. I blew my nose and I see these people looking at me and kind of whispering and pointing. Finally, I went, 'Is everything okay? Did I do something wrong? Do I have a booger on my face and no one's telling me?' I'm just not used to it.

I flinch when I see my name in the newspapers.

My problem on 'Safe' was that when I liked something, I would giggle.

I got a lot of unwanted attention when I was young. I'd be at a tournament at age 9 and there'd be loads of people around me. It always made me feel funny.

I don't know if I want to walk down the street and have everyone staring. I think that would be awful. I'm a pretty shy person, really.

You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.

I put my foot in my mouth every time I'm interviewed.

I used to like doing karaoke until cell-phone cameras came along.

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother.

All my life, I've felt people are looking at me. So, when I became known, it was like, 'I'm not imagining this any more. People genuinely are staring at me. Oh, Christ, now they're coming over!'

I think we all fear appearing foolish in public. We don't want to be laughed at.

For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.

There was a massive poster of me down my road, right outside the chip shop. I was about to go in, but then I saw it and changed my mind. Me coming out with a bag of chips, while I'm up there doing crunches on the poster... well, it would not look good.

I don't go to the mall a lot 'cause girls scream and run at me, and I get shy.