Madonna Ciccone Quotes

Being very famous is not the fun it sounds. It merely means you're being chased by a lot of people and you lose your privacy.

Everything I do is under scrutiny. And one of the things different, I think, about me is that my life has been a very, very open book.

When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.

Celebrity's a pain in the backside - you're always on display.

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.

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'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.

For celebrities, privacy is utterly nonexistent. You are asked intrusive questions about your personal life. You can be photographed at any moment.

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

It's not always the easiest thing to be the center of so much spilled ink.

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.

I say to the paparazzi, 'Fellas, take your shot and go.' It's just they usually find me on a beach.

Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl, except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.

Having every little aspect of your life in the public eye is really hard because it leaves more room for criticism, and I just want to live.

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

When you get into the public eye, one day, you're kind of unknown, and the next day, you have people in your bushes waiting to take a picture of you.

Can you ever imagine yourself in a situation like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, where the world feels like they have a stake in your private life? I would never want it.

My life for so many years was a reality show.

I don't like the media attention.

We were under scrutiny when Stephen became rich and famous. The media were in the house, and camera leads were absolutely everywhere - it was just nightmarish.

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