USA - Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson (40) doesn't take pictures with her fans - for a very simple reason!

When the "Black Widow" actress is not working, she draws clear boundaries.

As InStyle reported, although she appreciates her fans, she just wants to be left alone in her free time!

"Of course, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate people being fans or being happy to see me. But I always tell people: 'I'm not working. (...) It means that I don't want to be identified with them at that moment and in that place. I do my own thing," says the 40-year-old.

But when she attends film premieres , concerts or similar events, i.e. when she is on the road for work, she likes to take time for photos with her fans.

Johansson also emphasized that she wants to protect her privacy, even if she occasionally provides personal insights.

Her husband Colin Jost (42), a writer for the American late-night show "Saturday Night Live", also regularly contributes funny anecdotes about their life together to the show.

She added: "I am a private person, as close friendships are very important to me. My family is very precious to me, as is their privacy. The anonymity of my children is very important to me."

The actress has a ten-year-old daughter with her ex-husband, Romain Dauriac (43), and a three-year-old son with 42-year-old Jost.

For Johansson and her husband, the privacy of their offspring comes first - even if the ten-year-old has now taken a liking to her mother's job and would like to shoot videos for the 40-year-old's skincare brand "The Outset". But it is still too early for that.