If I blow my nose, it gets written all over the world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She acknowledges that even mundane personal actions become public news due to her fame.
- In plain terms
- Her private life is public knowledge.
- What can you take from it?
- Fame removes personal privacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does fame affect daily life?
Another view
It understates the stress of constant surveillance.
More from Audrey Hepburn
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
Permalink to quote #12 If I get married, I want to be very married.
Permalink to quote #14 I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experien…
Permalink to quote #11
Related quotes
When I started my public life, twelve years ago, I understood the media might be interested in what I did. I realized then their attention would inevitably foc…
Princess of Wales DianaPrincess of Wales Diana quote #1 'Nicollette Sheridan? Personality of spam.'
Julie BrownJulie Brown quote #1 There's not a day in my life I'm not proud of being gay but I just wasn't ready for that attention to be placed on it. I remember being on Oprah. Well, not on …
Nathan LaneNathan Lane quote #2