"It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous"

This quote by Kevin Bacon talks to the experience of being a celebrity. It can be tough to constantly be in the general public eye and to have to constantly be aware of how one is being perceived. The quote suggests that it can be tiring to always be on screen, like a monkey in a zoo. It can be tough to seem like one's life is continuously being seen and judged. The quote likewise speaks with the loss of privacy that features fame. It can be hard to go out in public and not be recognized, and to not be able to do things without being seen. The quote suggests that it can be hard to remember what it's like to be anonymous and to not need to stress over remaining in the general public eye.