Paul Hollywood Quotes

The whole celebrity thing is not something I'm overly interested in. I don't pop up at parties. It's just not my thing.

The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.

I don't really resent being on the red carpet as much as I do having to deal with the paparazzi.

The thing about being famous is, it's weird. The only people who get how weird it is are other famous people.

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 feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They're so bizarre and awkward.

I'm not someone who likes to be in the whole Hollywood tabloids.

I don't mind doing the whole red carpet thing when I have to when it comes to publicizing a movie. But besides that, I don't like those kinds of things at all. Celebrity status is not really something that appeals to me.

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

I'm not into the whole showbiz scene.

With this acting and this lifestyle, your privacy does get taken a little.

I feel for anybody who has that level of celebrity where you can't lead a normal life.

I don't like being a celebrity.

There are those, I think, who are attracted to the glitz of celebrity life. I am not one of them.

I hate all the red carpet stuff. It's weird, because it's part of what's expected of you now.

Have I ever been to a party with a ton of famous people in it? Yes, several times, so I guess that's a Hollywood lifestyle.

To be a celebrity, I couldn't think of anything more cringe-worthy.

Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

I think what's interesting about the whole paparazzi thing is that unless you're Brad Pitt or Madonna, you can pretty much avoid it. You know when you're going to an opening that you will be photographed, so that's fine. And you know the restaurants that have paparazzi, so you don't go to them.

I see all the red carpet paparazzi stuff and I'm like, 'Really? Do I have to?!' I like to work and I know that's part of the job. But you kind of take it in stride.

There's such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.

On red carpets, as people throw questions at you, you try and answer as quickly as possible.

All of these red carpet events may seem natural for you journalists, but it doesn't feel natural for actors.