Quotes About Insecurity

Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.

Overcoming my shyness has been a lifelong struggle.

I didn't overcome my shyness. I am still shy.

Part of why I started a band was due to feelings of shyness and social ineptitude. I saw it as some way of being able to interact with people from a safe distance.

I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special.

Shyness displays itself differently in me. I think it's more an awkwardness.

I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.

I've always felt very insecure being around in-laws, even my siblings - like the guy who made a bad decision, or the guy who would never just fess up that I'm not good enough to make it, or I don't have what it takes.

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.

I was just so sick. I thought that orange juice was going to make me fat.

I did sing in a choir for a while, but if anybody was sick, I always whispered my songs to make sure nobody could pick out my voice.

I don't have a sidekick - no Ed McMahon. So when I go out there, I'm lonely. It's scary.

I completely remember the horror I felt when my pits started getting hairy. I would walk with my arms pressed against my sides.

I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.

There's a sense of being under siege in many Muslim communities. People just assume there are agents or informants in their mosque now. It's a fact of life.

I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.

I was obsessed with my lips and used to think, 'They're not big enough!' Looking, back, I'm totally embarrassed. I'd lost sight of what a normal face looked like.

If I have resistance to something, it means there's something wrong. The resistance to me is a sign of fear.

I'm not a star. I don't feel I'm so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you've got my signature on a piece of paper?

When I signed with Ring of Honor, looking back now, I don't think I deserved it.

I felt shaky, then 'Hungama' worked, and I signed films left, right and centre to kill my insecurity.

It's kinda hard to date as an artist because you're all over the place, and your significant other may seem jealous, depending on what they're doing.

I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.