Julius Peppers Quotes

I'm awkward under the limelight.

I don't really enjoy being the center of attention; I find it hard.

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

I was not naturally meant to be on stage. I hated being in the spotlight; I was scared.

When the attention is on me, off-camera, I get uncomfortable - sort of shy and at a loss for words, as you can probably tell?

I just really don't like being the center of attention that much. It's kind of ironic.

I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

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.

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers.

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've never been interested in the event when I'm the center of attention.

I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It's a strange dichotomy.

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.

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.

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

I'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage 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 on stage.

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.

Strangers still leave me self-conscious.

I am shy - going to parties kills me.

I love to dance. But I don't like being up in front of tons of people. I didn't have the desire to be performing in front of a lot of people. So it wasn't something I ever seriously considered.

I hated singing and getting up in front of crowds.

I don't like getting up in front of people and being the loud one when everybody's out quiet and you're the only one talking. I'm not a fan of that. I'm fine when I get in front of a camera, I don't care. You'll never see me on stage. Not at all.

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

I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure.