Quotes About Shyness

I was extremely shy. I am still shy, but I won't show it on stage.

I am not a people person. It's not that I am shy, but I am more comfortable in an atmosphere of one-on-one. I hate crowds and parties.

Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.

Definitely the life and the camaraderie with the other players is something I appreciate a lot more now. I was very shy when I was younger and didn't always enjoy the lifestyle.

I am very shy on set. I don't talk much.

My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed!

That's the poisoned chalice: when you're shy, people assume you're arrogant.

I was pretty shy, not too outgoing.

And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being an actor, much less a model, was just out of this world.

Until I was about 14, I was so shy.

I was so shy, I didn't have friends 'til 16 or something.

Once upon a time, I was very shy and you wouldn't even see me in a room. Then, when I was 16, I made the conscious decision to not be afraid of anything - this was about the time I picked up the bagpipes too - and my life pretty much changed forever.

I've never hidden the fact that I used to be shy, even when I was 30. However, I might have been self-conscious on the inside, but I was never inhibited about my body.

I was too shy to go and meet Princess Diana.

I am shy. People misconstrue it as arrogance.

As a boy I was morbidly shy.

I was extremely shy, but since college, I think I have opened up and gained confidence. I find it much easier to make friends, I let myself go a bit more.

I am more of an introvert person who is a little shy to get into random chat. I would rather observe people silently.

Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.

I was shy. But when I sang I felt really empowered.

I used to be extremely shy.

I was just genuinely shy. I'd always been a shy kid.

My first interviews, I didn't know what to say. I was really, really shy. It's overwhelming sometimes.

I was really, really shy when I was a little girl.