The kind of person who's going to stand on the red carpet and love the attention and have the big grin - I'm just not like that. I want to get in there, do what I've got to do, and get home to my kids.
I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read it gluttonously, cover to cover, paying special lip-smacking attention to all the incredibly gruesome chapters about the violence of human history.
The bronze powder business, however, no longer required my personal attention, and was well managed by those I had chosen as the guardians of a secret, which was long and honourably kept.
You can avoid the press if you really want to and I don't walk around with five security guards either because I think that just draws attention.
I love all the attention, people noticing me. 'There's the gymnast. There she is!'
I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.
The key to creating the mental space before responding is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way of being present: paying attention to and accepting what is happening in our lives. It helps us to be aware of and step away from our automatic and habitual reactions to our everyday experiences.
The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.
I was reared in an atmosphere where a great deal of attention was paid to women's hairdressing.
Winning an Oscar attracts the attention of directors and other actors and creates a boost in salary, particularly for someone like Halle Berry. For an established star like Denzel Washington, the benefits are less tangible.
Self-sabotage is the proverbial hammer over the head that finally wakes us up, demanding that we pay attention. For most of us, it takes something devastating to crack us open, to get us out of our minds and into our hearts.
As political primaries approach, national media attention focuses on Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
I can do most anything and not have a problem with it. The only time I have negative attention is when I run naked through the streets brandishing a handgun.
If, as they say, the threat of the hangman's noose has a powerful way of focusing one's attention, the same can be said of pregnancy.
I really enjoy the fun of putting something out and people liking it or hating it or talking about it, but vacuous attention, it feels disgusting. It's like a hangover.
In Canada, we didn't really pay attention to American hardcore outside of maybe Minor Threat. It was all about British punk.
To move up to hardcover is a way of getting more attention for my books. It means a lot to me: It means my books are legitimate.
I hope to bring much more attention to important issues and change for issues and practices that are harming animals.
The Web is going to capture an increasing share of people's attention, and billions of dollars are going to flow in. What Web 2.0 is about is harnessing those dollars in highly leverageable ways.
I used to wear disguises, like hats and false beards, just to walk around and avoid attention.
