Shaun Evans Quotes

I don't really talk that much. I just watch and observe.

I've always been pretty serious and introspective.

The one thing I'll say is I was a quiet kid. Much more of an observer than a performer.

I'm probably not one of the more vocal people around, but I do watch, I do listen and I try to learn from the people I watch.

I think I was just born like that, a personality trait. I'm an observer.

I have no idea why, and this is others' observations of me - I tend to be in the realm of these very complicated personalities. I guess I enjoy corralling that.

I wish that people had an opportunity to watch me 24/7, like on 'Big Brother.' You'd see a person who is quiet and reserved and very analytical - a huge observer.

When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't think I'm not taking in what you have to say. I'm just not a big talker.

Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later.

I'm a lot more introspective than one would believe.

I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators.

I do know that I have always been one of life's observers, always standing slightly on the outside, watching.

As a person... I'm a little more doubtful, introspective and analytical.

There may be something good in silence. It's a brand new thing. You can hear the funniest little discussions, if you keep turning the volume down. Shut yourself up, and listen out loud.

So I observe life a little bit, rather than participating in it.

The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

To listen to your own silence is the key to comedy.

I like to think I'm a listener, and I'm fascinated by observing people - I suppose you just lock that in.

Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.

I am an introvert. I should get that out there now.

I had a prodigious life, living in a grown-up world when I was a child. But I think my abilities were about perceptiveness, and they were about examining psychology and examining people and relationships.

I was always such a people-watcher. I would sit on street corners alone and watch people and make up stories about them in my head. Then, all of a sudden, I was the one being watched.

As a young man, I was very introverted and quiet, but with a lot of intensity and feelings.

And if you don't have your ears open, you're not going to be able to figure out what you should be doing.

Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things.