Jamie Waylett Quotes

One thing about being a celebrity that I learned a long time ago was that I pretty much gave up the right to fair treatment.

When people say I have become a celebrity, I remind them of fame's flip side. For instance, if I want to watch a movie in a cinema, I have to enter through a side exit just before the film begins and leave by the same exit before the credits roll.

Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.

One of the drawbacks of fame is that one can never escape from it.

I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.

Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous, where you can't go anywhere.

I'm in the public eye. I know I'm not going to be treated like a normal person walking down the street.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

I meet people who are famous, and it's made me realise that fame has huge lifestyle disadvantages. I'm nervous about that. I don't want to become a celebrity.

The strange thing is, no matter what, when you become some kind of public figure, you have your go-to answers for all scenarios and instances.

I started to hate fame, I didn't want to go out, because I didn't want to be recognised for what I was being recognised for.

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before.

Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.

I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.

Dealing with the fame and going from nothing and becoming something where everyone wants a piece of you, your life changes in a day.

For whatever reason, people just like to come out and say whatever they want to say about you when you're on TV.

When I was a boy, I was called a nerd all the time - because I didn't like sports, I loved to read, I liked math and science, I thought school was really cool - and it hurt a lot. Because it's never OK when a person makes fun of you for something you didn't choose. You know, we don't choose to be nerds.

Being famous is a bit dangerous sometimes.

Now I kind of have to watch where I go. I can't just wear whatever when I go out because somebody might want to take a picture. People are, like, taking pictures of me in my car when I'm driving. It's crazy. I kind of hate it sometimes.

Being in the public eye puts you in a fix, and people are always wanting to know what you are up to.

It's hard being in the public eye.

I could do with more mobbing. Particularly from women. I'd like to be treated like Ricky Martin.

I don't want to be that famous.

As a result of my husband's position, there is newfound media attention to my every move. I did not imagine this level of scrutiny, but I understand it is now part of my life.

The moment I came out as a gay man, I never really thought of the consequences. Of course, the proverbial happened: it hits the newswires, and it's this big, big thing.