"I'm more of a homebody. I'm constantly asked: 'Why don't we see you out?' But that's not what drives me. I prefer to have people over - which I do a lot, because I bought a house that's way too big for me, and four of my friends live there"
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The line about buying “a house that’s way too big for me” is self-deprecating enough to disarm, but it also signals a very particular kind of success: the kind that turns square footage into a solution for everything from privacy to friendship to public narrative. Instead of the tabloid-friendly restaurant exit, she offers a domestic tableau that plays well in the age of “relatable” stardom: cozy, communal, faintly chaotic, and intentionally not aspirational in the obvious way.
Then comes the punchline that reveals the real intent: “four of my friends live there.” That’s not just quirky; it’s a quiet rebuttal to the loneliness myth of fame. Bell is describing a chosen-family model that reads like adult dorm life with better amenities, a controlled ecosystem where intimacy is protected from the outside world. The subtext is boundary-setting disguised as charm: if you want access to me, it’s on my terms, in my space, with my people.
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| Topic | Friendship |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Bell, Kristen. (2026, January 15). I'm more of a homebody. I'm constantly asked: 'Why don't we see you out?' But that's not what drives me. I prefer to have people over - which I do a lot, because I bought a house that's way too big for me, and four of my friends live there. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-more-of-a-homebody-im-constantly-asked-why-161157/
Chicago Style
Bell, Kristen. "I'm more of a homebody. I'm constantly asked: 'Why don't we see you out?' But that's not what drives me. I prefer to have people over - which I do a lot, because I bought a house that's way too big for me, and four of my friends live there." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-more-of-a-homebody-im-constantly-asked-why-161157/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm more of a homebody. I'm constantly asked: 'Why don't we see you out?' But that's not what drives me. I prefer to have people over - which I do a lot, because I bought a house that's way too big for me, and four of my friends live there." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-more-of-a-homebody-im-constantly-asked-why-161157/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.







