"I just don't talk about who I'm going out with, that's it. It's an odd thing to sit around describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes yet it's kind of therapeutic in a way"
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The second sentence flips the script. She names the machinery: “describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes.” That’s not a glamorous image of fame; it’s speed-dating your own identity, repeated in interviews, on sets, at parties, with agents, with strangers who feel entitled to a version of you that fits the story they want. The “odd thing” isn’t just the repetition; it’s the psychological split it creates, where you become both person and spokesperson.
Then she admits the complication: it’s “kind of therapeutic.” That’s the sharpest subtext here. Even as she rejects the romantic disclosure economy, she acknowledges why the confessional impulse thrives: self-narration can feel stabilizing when your life is constantly being interpreted by others. The therapy isn’t the gossip; it’s the act of rehearsing a coherent self under pressure.
Mitchell’s intent seems practical rather than performative: keep the relationship private, keep the self intact. The quote works because it doesn’t pretend fame is all poison or all privilege. It shows how the modern celebrity survives: by rationing access, and by recognizing that even boundaries come with their own strange relief.
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| Topic | Romantic |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Mitchell, Radha. (2026, January 16). I just don't talk about who I'm going out with, that's it. It's an odd thing to sit around describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes yet it's kind of therapeutic in a way. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-dont-talk-about-who-im-going-out-with-98141/
Chicago Style
Mitchell, Radha. "I just don't talk about who I'm going out with, that's it. It's an odd thing to sit around describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes yet it's kind of therapeutic in a way." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-dont-talk-about-who-im-going-out-with-98141/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I just don't talk about who I'm going out with, that's it. It's an odd thing to sit around describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes yet it's kind of therapeutic in a way." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-dont-talk-about-who-im-going-out-with-98141/. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.







