A Quote by Rick Astley
Back in the '80s, I was known for being reclusive, often shying away from media attention.
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It's funny because everyone says, 'Oh you're reclusive; you don't do social media,' but it's not about being reclusive. I like direct contact, and I like contact that's purposeful.
I became somewhat reclusive during a period of time in the '80s.
It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
I deplore the shying away that can go on, within women, from the term 'feminist.' I am, absolutely, all about being a feminist.
How does one stay mindful? Where feelings are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Thoughts are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Perceptions are known they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. This is how a monk stays awake.
Journalists often ask me: "Aren't you sorry that after all the work you've done, you're best known as Magneto and Gandalf?" But that's what I've always wanted - not to be known as myself. I want to draw attention to the characters.
I believe in a free market of ideas and not shying away from debate.
Oftentimes when people make movies about the '80s, they go back and look at '80s films, [but] those look nothing like the '80s. It's some watered-down version of reality.
I was shying away from acting for the longest time - because of having such big shoes to fill.
The food shortages and high prices have certainly sparked the world media's attention, particularly since they're coming in such diverse places, being everywhere from Haiti, to Senegal, to Bangladesh, to Egypt - a range of countries. That sort of caught the media off guard, and serves the media's prurient interests insofar as "it bleeds, and so it leads".
I think in terms of me shying away from modelling, I would like to clarify in some way that I was taking a break from many things in my life and obviously what people in the public see is that I'm pulling away from what is more public.
When the team is losing, you can become upset and mixed up, shying away from the play, and lose control.
When you grow up with parents that are known worldwide and having so much attention from media and all of the tabloid magazines, it's really tough.
You can buy attention (advertising). You can beg for attention from the media (PR). You can bug people one at a time to get attention (sales). Or you can earn attention by creating something interesting and valuable and then publishing it online for free.
I want to go back to the '80s, wish India could go back to '80s, when life was simple.
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