Scarlett Johansson may be an A-list celebrity, but she likes to balance her work and her personal life, just like everyone else. And sometimes, that includes offending fans who approach her in public.

During a recent interview with InStyle, the “Avengers” star revealed that she chooses not to take photos with fans when she is not at official events.

Johansson openly admits that this boundary often “offends” people, but she simply tells people that she is not working at the moment.

“It offends a lot of people. It doesn’t mean I’m not appreciative, of course, that people are fans, or happy to see me. But I always say to people, ‘I’m not working,’” she told InStyle.

“And that means I don’t want to be identified as being with you in this time and place. I’m doing my own thing,” she continued.

While Johansson enjoys some aspects of being a celebrity and made the choice to pursue acting for a career, she also called it a “massive loss” to lose her anonymity in public, and she wants to preserve that for her children.

“The thing about being a public figure is that the idea of being recognizable and celebrated feels fun, but then you can never stuff it back in the bottle,” the 40-year-old said. “The reality of it is, there’s a massive loss to that, you know? So I think preserving that for as long as possible until it’s someone’s choice—that’s the choice I make as far as my kids go.”

Johansson does not even have social media, and has no plans to join it, even despite constant pressure.

“I mean, even today, I got an email from Universal [Pictures], and they’re like, ‘Hey, would you consider joining Instagram in tandem with the release of ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth?’ I get a lot of pressure to join social media,” she said.

Johansson is doing everything she can to preserve a work-life balance.