Colin Egglesfield Quotes

I'm shy, and I can hide behind my acting and discover the truth about myself because it's cathartic in that way. But I tend not to read reviews.

There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do.

Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.

Me being a shy kid, very closed off, showing vulnerability in a character was sort of a safe space on stage. It's always been in my toolbox, there for me when I need it.

Writing songs helped me figure out how to communicate with other people. I finally figured out that if I could express something in a song, I could probably express it in my real life, too.

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.

I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny - I just never put it to use.

I was super shy as a kid, and theater was a way that everything made sense to me.

Filming 'Glow' helped with my confidence.

I was a very shy sort of person, and by acting different characters, I could immerse myself and make them do what, perhaps, I wouldn't do.

Finding ballet gave me passion for the first time in my life. I was always very shy and just wanted to fit in; I never daydreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up. But dancing gave me a connection to my personality that made me grow.

I was a shy kid and acting did bring me out of my shell during high school.

Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends.

Out of frustration, I say things. Now, people listen to me so much I can say it under my breath and everybody hears me... I said in the past that I'm a work in progress, and I feel like I'm progressing.

At the Brooklyn Ethical Culture School, we learned to express ourselves, and I've been expressing myself ever since.

Acting's not therapy, but it can be therapeutic.

I think with acting, since I became an actor... I, as a person, have become more confident and I have really come out of my shell somewhat... and back to myself, you know.

Through theater and acting school, I found a way to articulate myself.

I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.

I would say that I'm finding my voice in more ways than one.

My improv definitely shows a different side of myself, which is more true to what my real humor is and what my real personality is, and I think - I guess 'wild' is a good word for it. I'm still sweet! But I won't let anyone walk all over me.

I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.

Acting is therapeutic. I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged.