Billie Whitelaw Quotes

I'm not good at small talk. I'm really not. I'm not that great at any talk.

I'm not good at meeting people, and I'm not good at small talk.

I'm hopeless at small talk and have a problem making eye contact.

I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.

I am very shy. When I go to a charity ball, I don't mind if people look at my sleeves. I mind terribly if I have to say something.

I'm not very good at going to parties and looking like I'm having fun.

At school I was very shy. I wasn't funny really.

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

I don't know how to talk to people I don't know.

I hate parties. I really don't like public events. I hate dressing up. I am the worst celebrity ever!

I'm not good at chatting right away. Women have to be very patient with me, I suppose.

I'm not great... in large groups of people, but I'm not shy anymore.

I'm not shy. I'm quiet. With my close friends. I talk a lot. But if I'm at a big dinner, I'm not gonna walk in and go introduce myself to everybody.

I can interact with anybody, but I'm shy.

Not only am I a shy person, I take a little while to say what I mean, especially in a social situation, and usually those move too fast for me to say anything at all.

It's partly true that I am not seen that often in public. Well, I'm just socially awkward, especially around people I'm not familiar with. But once you get to know me, I'm quite a chatterbox.

I have a tendency to trail off in conversations. I don't look up at people sometimes when I talk or cook, and those are all pretty bad no-no's being in front of the camera.

It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people.

I get butterflies before I go out to say hello at a party.

I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that my interpersonal skills improve. As an individual, I was happiest when left alone.

I don't like when there's too much conversation because I'm shy and it makes me uncomfortable.

I'm not that smooth.

But I found a lot of artists at the Cedar Bar were difficult for me to talk to.

I was a chronically shy child. That kernel of my younger self is still there, but I've developed mechanisms to deal with it.

I'm not very good at talking and being with people and being gregarious and outgoing. I love people, but I have great difficulty doing it.