Charles Bukowski Quotes

But for me, my personal relations, my personal family relations, are very important, and we've always tried to make sure that the public and the private are kept separate.

At some level I've got to have a private life.

My take is, privacy is precious. I think privacy is the last true luxury. To be able to live your life as you choose without having everyone comment on it or know about.

You need your private space.

Being an actress does not mean that each thing that happens in my life has to be news or meant to be shared with others. Acting is a profession, and once I leave the sets, I want to be left alone.

If anyone interferes into the private life of two people, I will defend the right of those two people between their four walls. That is no problem.

The only time the private parts of someone's life are relevant is when they're affecting public performance. And just because someone is a public person doesn't mean that any part of his or her private life is open to scrutiny. If someone is doing his or her job, you have to have enough empathy to understand that we all have personal problems.

But I don't want to be out there anymore; I don't want people asking me about my health issues, about my kids. I choose not to be a public paparazzi girl on purpose.

My private life is private.

I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.

I want my personal life to be personal.

I think that everybody has a right to their own thoughts, their own feelings and their own private moments, if they want them.

My private life is the most precious thing to me.

I mean, there's a little bit that gets out, but for the most part, the thing that makes us work, and makes our family successful, and our life successful, is when we walk home and we walk into our doors of our house, all that other stuff is left outside. It's not a factor.

To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

My job as an actor is for you, so why should my private life be for you, too? That's not fair.

Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing.

I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public.

I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family.

Both my husband and I give a lot of ourselves in what we do because that is our public lives; but in my private life, I have an intrinsic right to be left alone.

I'm a very private person. I like staying home and doing my stuff. I hate people invading on my privacy. I hate talking about my private life.

I like to be real private; you don't always want everyone around you - even when they like you.

I don't think you have the right to shout about other people's private life.

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

I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.