Kaitlyn Bristowe Quotes

Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.

It's so great to have your private relationships play out in the press.

One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist.

Considering the fact that I have been in the spotlight more or less since I was 18, there is an aspect of normality to my public profile, which I have grown to live with. As much as I would like to disappear into the crowd, my work won't let me - difficult as it is for my family.

It's very complicated to literally put your family on TV.

I definitely would not do a reality show.

I feel like on the 'Housewives,' my family stuff was really out there.

I remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home and didn't go out.

Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book.

I would never be on a reality show.

Looking at the Obamas, they have a lot to manage with their children and having Michelle go out and have everybody comment on what she was wearing, what it means. I think you have to create a pretty large private world to live in.

I stared at the television in shock, watching as my private life was revealed to the world.

I tried to keep it secret, but the story got into the newspapers. It was more difficult for my family, who couldn't understand why the media wouldn't leave me in peace.

I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.

I don't think it's good for anyone to be in the public light - for negative reasons.

One the one hand, the simple fact that there are children and that I do have an effect on them has been one of the most potent antidepressants that I've ever had. And on the other hand, there are moments when I feel imprisoned by the reality that I can no longer make my decisions just for myself, that I have to consider the interests of others.

I'm used to having big movie cameras in my face; I pretend that they're not there.

You know that being a public figure is instantly grounds for prosecution.

I flinch when I see my name in the newspapers.

While I believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country... and I was certain he would make an extraordinary President... like any mother, I was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance. How would we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight?

When you get famous, you become a target for things, like lawsuits. People will take advantage of your fame.

I can only ask people to be tolerant of the fact that the... pressures of wives of politicians is very, very strong.

You never really see me, unless its accidental, in the tabloids or any of those magazines.

When cancer affects somebody in the family, the whole family is affected.

I don't know, I think when filming a reality show, you definitely sign up for showing the world vulnerable parts of your life and all that can be challenging.