Macaulay Culkin has established specific guidelines for fans eager to meet him in person.

During an appearance on the podcast “SmartLess,” hosted by Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, the former child actor shared that although he appreciates his fans, he prefers they respect his privacy, particularly when he is with his family.

“Please don’t come up to me while I’m having a meal. That’s something I really don’t appreciate. Also, avoid approaching when I’m with my kids,” mentioned the 45-year-old, who has two young children—Dakota, aged 4, and Carson, aged 3—with actress Brenda Song.

Culkin also made it clear that following him into restrooms is absolutely off-limits.

The “Home Alone” icon explained that setting these boundaries became essential once he recognized that he has the right to manage how he engages with fans when away from public events.

“I just realized that I’m in charge of the social contract,” Culkin said. “I’m in charge of the interaction. I can guide this interaction.”

Culkin launched his Hollywood career as a child in the late ’80s, but his star truly exploded in 1990 with “Home Alone,” which solidified him as a household name.

However, at just 14 years old and fresh off hits like “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” “My Girl,” and “Richie Rich,” Culkin began pumping the brakes on his acting career as his fame peaked.

When asked if he ever considered college during that time, Culkin said he “didn’t really see the point of it to get a degree in general.”

“Like if I wanted to study English literature or something like that, yeah, that would make sense,” he said. “But I didn’t have that necessarily — that kind of bone in my body.”

Culkin said he spent years figuring out what he wanted to do, eventually moving to London around age 20, where he began acting in a play before returning to the US.

In a recent interview on “Mythical Kitchen,” the “Richie Rich” star elaborated further on why he stepped away from Hollywood.

“What I wanted was to be with people my own age,” Culkin said. “A lot of the stuff I did when I was a kid — I wasn’t doing ensembles. It was me.”

“I wanted to go out. I wanted to date girls. I wanted to hang out with people my own age. I wanted to go to a party,” he added. “I can’t tell you how many bar mitzvahs I missed.”

Culkin said he fell into acting almost by accident, tagging along when his father, Kit Culkin, took his older siblings to get headshots.

“My mom just wanted a break and said, ‘Take Mac with you,’” he recalled. “Out of the gate — first audition — booked, booked, booked.”

“This is a line of work I didn’t find,” Culkin added. “It found me. That’s kind of why I came back around to it.”

Following his hiatus, the “My Girl” star returned to acting in 2003 with “Party Monster.”