Travis Fimmel Quotes

I'm a very shy person and I never tried to do theater.

I'm a little more shy and not comfortable dancing in front of a large crowd.

Some people love being onstage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking onstage.

I don't like to get in front of people.

I hated singing and getting up in front of crowds.

My parents called me the WB frog. Because when I was onstage, I would do this whole song and dance, but if my parents had a family friend over, I would just go hide in the bedroom.

I am honestly very intimidated when I meet new people and they expect me to be the onscreen Vir. On stage, I say a lot of things I might never say in real life; I am never the life of the party. People are quite surprised to see that I am more of a quiet artiste off stage.

I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed.

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

It's kind of weird - I get shy when I'm around new people, still, even when I'm onstage. I come from not really wanting to be in lights or known or in front of people.

I'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.

Unless I'm on a stage, I don't want to be the event in someone's day.

I can be a really awkward frontman on stage.

I didn't used to do shows, because I used to be so shy. We'd perform, and I'd be at the back, thinking of another song. I was so shy, I ain't never getting in front of the camera; I would never get on stage.

Singing in public makes me very uncomfortable.

I have a big persona onstage sometimes, but offstage, I'm super shy. Like, I don't want to perform for people - I'd rather die than sing in a room for someone.

I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

I'm in a difficult position in the sense that, preposterous as this might sound, I don't like being the centre of attention. I get up on stage every night and play songs, but I almost feel the songs are the centre of attention. I don't like opening my birthday presents in front of people, either.

I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.

I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.

I don't want to be able to see the audience.

I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!'

I don't perform well in private. Socially, I mean. And I didn't as a child. Actors aren't necessarily outgoing, are they?