Quotes About Inhibition

Why had he said, 'Some combination of pride and terror'? Did he still think it was uncool to admit to any enthusiasm, even in front of his greatest friend?

Creative ideas in people's minds, but they fall into the trap of fear or rejection. Create a free judgment Wednesday and you spawn a thread creation.

If you put too much pressure on the idea of people watching you, it stops you being able to watch people.

One of the interesting things about watching a kid perform is that they are too innocent to understand how talented they are... they have no inhibitions. If you ask them to sing, they will sing based on whatever training and practice they have.

I was always too afraid to slow dance. But I do remember watching people slow dance. I was the guy on the sidelines. At the school dance, I was usually in the band, playing.

I have never bought a swim suit because of my fear for water.

If people weren't watching, I'd be so much more eccentric. I know it makes me sound weak, but rather than make myself happy and wear the silly hat and say, 'Oh, I don't care,' I actually really don't feel like getting made fun of. So I put on something boring and navy and go out and try to disappear.

I can't shout, I can't cry convincingly, and please don't make me dance.

I have never felt inhibited in trying to write as well as the greatest English poets.

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.

When I was a kid, and for many years after, I was your classic afraid-to-dance-type person.

In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I feel free.

My proudest moment was the number 'Reviewing the Situation.' I suspect that, because I gave my all to the role and because I was working with such a fine team of people, it inhibited my future career.

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.

I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them.

I'm quite shy, so if there's a guy I like, I actually ignore him because I can't speak to him. I get all red and sweaty, and it's embarrassing.

The Spanish and the American audiences are lunatics. They are very passionate and, like the Irish, they don't have as many inhibitions. If you are playing somewhere like Austria or Sweden, it takes them a little while to come out of themselves.

Self-censorship can be very damaging to a story. When our chief goal is not to offend someone, we are not likely to write a book that will deeply affect someone.

Philip couldn't fornicate if you put him in a barrel with three whores.

The fear of criticism stagnates the power of creativity.

It [drink] provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance.

Something is wrong here: sex has been with us since the human race began its existence, yet I would estimate that 90 percent of human beings still suffer enormous inhibitions in this area.

we are free to go out in search of fulfillment, but fear makes us look for all kinds of reasons not to.

People don't think what they feel, don't say what they think and don't do what they say.