Alice Merton Quotes

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

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

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 was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

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 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 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 a very nervous, shy person.

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'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.

I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews.

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

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

I was just terrified in front of the camera. I couldn't even say my own name. I walked out of a handful of auditions. I mean, ran out in cold sweats. I was just so nervous and insecure.

I get really starstruck and tongue tied when I'm around other writers and the conversation tends not to go well.

In high school, I was scared to dance.

I was very shy. It was kind of scary to meet new people.

I was just painfully shy. I couldn't talk to anyone. Going up in front of class, I would have to mentally prepare myself to raise my hand.

I am very shy. It's the most stressful thing to be in the public eye.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

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 so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.

I was a painfully shy person in my pre-acting days.

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.

Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men.