"I never ask anyone for anything. I've just not been brought up like that"
About this Quote
The phrasing does quiet work. “I never ask anyone for anything” is absolute, deliberately un-nuanced. It’s not meant to be audited; it’s meant to shut down the cross-examination. Then the pivot: “I’ve just not been brought up like that.” That’s a class-coded alibi and a preemptive defense against the stereotype of the grasping celebrity. She anchors herself in upbringing, not impulse, implying that restraint is a learned ethic rather than a PR choice. It’s also a subtle reversal: if she doesn’t ask, then whatever she’s received was earned, not granted.
The subtext is familiar in the British fame economy, where women in particular are expected to perform both gratitude and apology. Price flips the script: she’s not pleading for access; she’s stating terms. It reads as pride, but also as self-protection. If you never ask, no one can say no, no one can hold the request against you later. In a culture that loves to punish women for wanting things, “I don’t ask” becomes a way to keep wanting without handing critics the rope.
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| Topic | Humility |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Price, Katie. (2026, January 15). I never ask anyone for anything. I've just not been brought up like that. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-never-ask-anyone-for-anything-ive-just-not-been-84301/
Chicago Style
Price, Katie. "I never ask anyone for anything. I've just not been brought up like that." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-never-ask-anyone-for-anything-ive-just-not-been-84301/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I never ask anyone for anything. I've just not been brought up like that." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-never-ask-anyone-for-anything-ive-just-not-been-84301/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.









