Thomas Pynchon Quotes

I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to convince anybody that I'm living any kind of a life. I'm actually trying to convince people: I don't want you to know what I'm living, because it's none of your business.

I would like to reiterate that I don't want any profiles of me. I am not newsworthy.

I don't like being overexposed. I don't like being on covers. And I don't like people talking about me.

Fame is the worst thing that can happen to a person. I choose not to appear in anything publicly. Twitter's it!

I think it's totally up to the individual if they'd like a private life or if they'd like to be in the public eye - it's a choice you can make.

I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.

I just don't want to talk about my personal life. I feel like it's mine, I'm not trying to promote it. It's nice to have things that are your own, that you value enough that you don't have to use to sell a movie.

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.

In a perfect world, I would never do any interviews, and probably there would be one photo out there of me, and that would be it.

The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by parents, schools, churches, or government. Nobody has any right to intervene at all in any kind of relationship like that.

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.

I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.

I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me.

Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody.

I don't really want to find myself face-to-face with 10,000 paparazzi. I just want to be comfortable.

I understand people are curious, but it doesn't matter. My personal life is my personal life.

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 don't want to be a celebrity designer. I want to keep my personal life out of it.

I don't like to be always in the press, or on television or always be on seen. It is not how I like to lead my life.

Anyone should have the right to say no if they don't want someone to kiss them or touch them or date them or anything.

You can seek out a lot of publicity if you want, depending on your choices. A lot of major celebrities don't have paparazzi following them.

I always look at actresses who I most respect, and they make me think that you can make a choice in life. It's whether or not you choose to go down the route of publicising your personal life. I choose not to.

I prefer my friends and family not to watch anything I do.

I don't like questions that delve into my personal life.

I can change, but as we speak now, I really have zero desire to see my name in the press.