Boris Becker Quotes

Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say, 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper' man did you see the way she said hi? What an attitude.

I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.

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.

The bigger you get as a player, the bigger the spotlight.

It's hard being in the public eye.

It's never really fun to be in the public spotlight.

No relationship is easier just because you're in the public eye.

You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze everything you do.

I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.

I knew that people disliked me, and there always will be, but that's the price you pay for being in the limelight, so to speak.

I had some issues. When I first had to deal with being in 'Star Wars,' you know, who wouldn't?

Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.

The first thing that happens is that you're overwhelmed by so much attention. It's just so unnatural. Only people who've been in that position can realize what it's like. I mean, you have to be there.

As an actor you want people to know you and there are times you want your pictures taken, but it's unnerving to walk out of a venue with friends and there are 20 people flashing lights in your face. Do you know how bright those lights are?

Being a Brady comes with it's pleasures and its baggage. I'm not one given to a lack of privacy and invasion.

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

I lost interest in being in the public eye.

When you makes movies, you usually make good money. But it is also a very tough job. Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life. And it is never a job from nine to five.

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.

You want to live your own life, but when you have fame, there are certain things you can't get away with.

There's so much craziness that comes along with being a movie star that you can get so confused. Unless you've spent your whole life waiting to be the centre of attention, it's pretty terrifying.

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

Being in the limelight has its minuses.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.