Quotes About Media

If people are constantly reading about you, and you're overexposed, they've got no reason to go see your movies. Also, it's not pleasant or nice to have your privacy invaded.

'TMZ' took the illusion of privacy away. Now the paranoid star just assumes someone is always there. Decoy cars and false itineraries are floated to throw 'TMZ' off the scent.

I respect the media, and in return, they respect my privacy.

I am actually on Facebook, but I only have one friend. It's a private account, and I have one friend. Mark Zuckerberg.

I would prefer to keep my distance a bit from the cameras. I want to keep a private life.

I never thought my private life would be newsworthy.

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once, then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So, I just keep my private life to myself.

I just had one occasion in my life when suddenly my private life was everywhere, and that was an accident and beyond my control.

My private life was not very private in England.

As difficult as it can be to have your private life plastered all over the press and on social media every day, I guess the one plus side is that it is like a looking glass for other women to look in and relate to.

I thought I was prepared for England but I was not prepared for things outside football, my private life. I am not very proud that fans could probably name three of my former girlfriends. I don't think it damaged my football results. But my image outside football it damaged, yes.

Sometimes, fame does scare me. When people know where you are and what you're doing, that can be frightening because I'm such a private person. So I like to try and keep things light-hearted and stay as private as possible.

I won't fool anybody by saying, 'Oh! I'm a private person.' I love people, flashbulbs and the paparazzi.

'Instagram' Direct is a really interesting feature because it's grown significantly since we launched it. People continue to use it to communicate more privately.

Being government funded does not necessarily mean being biased, just like being privately funded does not necessarily mean being independent.

A free public broadcast license is a privilege.

One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists.

Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her.

I think it's something much bigger than just pro wrestling and the industry I work in. It's across all media. You look at Hollywood movies: there's not the Muslim hero or the guy who looks like me and has a name like mine who is portrayed in a positive manner or in a leading role. So, growing up, I didn't have a role model that looks like me.

One of the things I have always enjoyed about Scientology is their proactive approach to journalists who are covering them.

I want to stay proactive and keep having funny material online.

It is probable that Facebook boasts the broadest, deepest, and most comprehensive dataset of human information, interests, and activity ever collected.

The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions - and both parties can do it - it's part of the dumbing down of America that's really highly problematic.

I'm always trying to find the next comedian that just gives me something a little funny to combine with all of the depressing news that I'm processing.