"People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate"
About this Quote
“Can sometimes be inappropriate” is an actor’s version of a legal disclaimer. It understates what might be invasive questions, aggressive paparazzi tactics, or a media ecosystem that treats private life as public property. That hedging isn’t cowardice so much as professional self-preservation. In the celebrity economy, saying “they are inappropriate” can become tomorrow’s headline; saying “can sometimes be” gives him deniability and keeps relationships intact with outlets that still control narratives about his work.
The subtext is consent: who gets to take, ask, or publish, and when. Maguire’s phrasing also reflects a post-90s/early-2000s culture where celebrities were routinely hunted, then blamed for resisting. It’s not a manifesto; it’s a modest boundary set in the only language the machine reliably tolerates - polite, vague, and just sharp enough to be heard.
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| Topic | Privacy & Cybersecurity |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Maguire, Tobey. (2026, January 17). People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/people-photographers-people-in-the-press-can-72166/
Chicago Style
Maguire, Tobey. "People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/people-photographers-people-in-the-press-can-72166/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/people-photographers-people-in-the-press-can-72166/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.



