Victoria Beckham Quotes

I didn't know how to smile for the paparazzi.

I fell in love with a civilian. Not an actress and not a famous actress at that. Because then the attention doesn't double - it grows exponentially. Because then suddenly everybody wants to be in your bedroom. But I don't really give them anything.

Going to the cinema or a meal can be difficult, with people asking for pictures or autographs.

I want a private life, I truly do. I'm not just pretending to want one like lots of celebrities.

There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.

I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.

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.

You have people who are so passionate and touched by my work, which is so humbling. But other times, it's a little overwhelming. If I'm just trying to go to the bodega and get some coconut water, I have to put on a hat and some glasses - those kind of things.

I don't like the media attention.

I don't like being a celebrity.

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.

Celebrity's a pain in the backside - you're always on display.

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

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

The downside of being a celebrity is that people kind of know about you, and you really don't need them to know about you - you need them to know about your work.

I'm in the studio 24 hours a day. It's true that once you get a certain level of success, you become a target. Talk magazine should be ashamed of themselves.

I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it.

I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.

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?

When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long.

I never aimed to be on television or in the press. We all have a personal life, and being a public figure disrupts that.

I tell you, the paparazzi would not be sitting outside if they realized I was the most boring person in Hollywood.

I won't do reality. That is done. And I don't want people following me around with a camera 24 hours a day.

A player dreams of being a superstar, but he doesn't want people flocking all over him asking for an autograph.

The reason so many celebrities try to keep things secret is you want the chance to get to know someone without the glare of public scrutiny.