Dakota Johnson Quotes

I love acting but I don't like all of the other stuff associated with it. The interest in celebrities, the press, the Internet, when your identity becomes mixed up in the way people are preceving you.

I see a lot of young kids hit me on Twitter all the time, like, 'I want to be famous! Listen to my mixtape! I wish I could be like you!' But a lot comes with it. It's not easy.

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

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

I developed a deep sadness for celebrities, a pity that they often are caught in a plastic world that runs too hard and too fast, and that many times that world means destroyed relationships with everyone they know and love.

I think I've ignored it so much so that when the paparazzi are following me I really don't see them. You don't see them anymore.

The public scrutiny element they don't teach you in film school. So few people are ever subjected to it.

I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'.

Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I'm a terrible celebrity. I find it difficult - it's the beast that must be fed. There's this big wheel of pictures and articles that goes around, and you get pinned on it.

I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.

We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship.

I have a lot of trouble understanding how people see me as a celebrity. I work 14 hours a day, and then I just want to talk to my family, see the people I love, pet my dog, and go to bed. I'm not looking to be best friends with or emulate a celebrity.

Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times.

I didn't read the book on how to be a well-adjusted celebrity.

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

It's really easy to avoid the tabloids. You just live your life and don't hang out with famous people who are in the tabloids. Don't do anything controversial and be a normal person. Have friends. And get a job and keep working.

Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me.

I didn't really want to be a movie star. I thought they were so screwed up!

I believe in wishing my colleagues and other celebs in a manner that brings my wit out and gives people a talking point. But there are people who love and those who hate you. That's part of a celeb's life.

We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.

I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.

My life in the spotlight has cost me a lot.

We talk about, 'Wow, thank God that we were out when we were, because it was much easier then.' There wasn't paparazzi following you every step of your day, every move you make.

Once you become an actor, you have to say goodbye to your personal life.

It isn't always simple when America discovers you at 11 years old. Suddenly, it's not just homework that you're responsible for. Your name becomes a hashtag, and if you're lucky, you might even get invited on 'Ellen.'