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Sarah Jessica Parker: 'I never wanted to be famous'

For as often as Sarah Jessica Parker is pictured just hanging out with her family, the claim that she "never wanted to be famous" is one we can believe."I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way," SJP told Marie Claire.To that end, she's especially conscientious about how she's perceived when out and about
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For as often as Sarah Jessica Parker is pictured just hanging out with her family, the claim that she "never wanted to be famous" is one we can believe.

"I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way," SJP told Marie Claire.

To that end, she's especially conscientious about how she's perceived when out and about in public. "I am so desperately worried about anybody saying, 'She cut in line' or 'She took our table' or 'She got out of jury duty' or 'She doesn't do her own grocery shopping.' The things that bother me are counter to who I am and the way I live. It's not like it's hard to be decent and respectful and well-behaved. I do wait in line, and I do take the subway, and I do do my own grocery shopping, and I do take the kids to school."

Parker's next film, "I Don't Know How She Does It," opens Sept. 16.

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