Barry Jenkins Quotes

I was the shyest kid. I'd never speak, only if I had to. Honestly.

Even around my family, I hardly spoke. I was very reserved.

I am a very shy person who is just close to himself. So I would refrain from talking about my personal life.

I think I am very anti-social.

I'm such an introvert.

I was a wallflower. I never talked to anybody. I was so afraid of people, I never said a word.

I don't like to speak. I like to keep myself to myself - quiet.

I was an introvert.

Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone.

You know that book 'Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking', by Susan Cain? That's like my manifesto. The older I get, the more I think I could be a hermit.

I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

I don't like to go out in general.

I'm a super-introverted person.

I was an extremely reclusive and introverted boy.

I've always been kind of an introvert growing up.

I'm a loner. I like to hide a lot.

There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more.

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

By nature I'm sort of an introvert.

Honestly, I am a shy person.

I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

I want to resume the life of a shy person.

I've always kept a low profile. I'm not comfortable at social events or parties. I feel awkward. So if I'm not working, I prefer to remain in my own zone.

In school, I didn't speak up often in class. I was never the person to yell out an answer. If I knew it, I might whisper it to my buddy and let him answer. I kept quiet.

I'm really a shy person.