Contrary to what the media thinks, Megan Fox is not a party animal but a homebody.

The actress, who is engaged to actor Brian Austin Green, thinks that people would be in disbelief to know that she prefers staying at home than attending wild parties.

"Oddly you wouldn't think it, but I'm very domestic. That keeps me sane," she said.

"I sort of distance myself from the Hollywood crowd. I don't go out and socialise that way."

The former Transformers leading lady admits that there are times when she finds it "overwhelming" when people examine her life closely, but she believes she is strong enough to cope up with fame.

"People who make it to this level of fame for whatever reason - whether deserved or not - you have to be a strong person to survive it.

"Because it is very difficult to be under the microscope every moment of every day. It becomes overwhelming," Fox added.

She recently confessed that she sometimes makes up stories about herself to keep the media's attention away from her personal life.

"In the past, I've been reluctant to share any bits of truth about myself or to really let people in on my reality, so I have said some things to throw people off the scent of what's really going on in my life," she explained.

"So I have sort of aided the media in printing these misconceptions, which I regret."