Christina Ricci Quotes

I was painfully shy as a child.

Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.

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

Nothing terrifies me more than being social.

I was the kind of kid, I'd sit in the back row of the class with my head practically under the desk. I was incredibly afraid of people and very shy.

I tend to shut myself off from people. It's gotten harder and harder for me to meet new people. It takes a lot of effort to open up to them and spend time with them.

I was nervous to even talk to other kids in my class. I would hide in my room when my parents had people over.

I don't do well in social environments.

My shyness probably defined the first 30 years of my life, really. It's a crippling thing. It can be very lonely knowing that you've got things to say, but you daren't say them.

I had some social anxiety when I was younger because I wasn't surrounded by many people in my life.

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'm shy. I'm not sociable. I'm very insecure.

I've never had friends, and I don't like to be around big groups of people.

I sense from people that they get frustrated with me for not being out and about. But I guess I'm a shy boy.

I blush easily. I have difficulty meeting people's eye, difficulty with public speaking, the normal afflictions of the shy, but not to a paralysing degree.

I am shy - going to parties kills me.

At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't worry unduly about whether they'll be found wanting, they just find too much socializing exhausting and would prefer either to be alone or in the company of a select few people.

I was a very shy child. I remember being in a kindergarten open house with my mother and children saying 'Hi' to me, and I still remember feeling this way - but I don't know why - but I wouldn't even say 'Hi' back. I was that shy.

Childhood was very nice. The only thing wrong was that I was so introverted, everything became a big deal... 'Oh, no, here comes the bus. Where am I gonna sit on the bus?'

I'm terribly, horribly shy.

There is something strange about me. I don't ever feel at ease in a group of people. I have to fight hard to overcome my fears.

I was very shy and socially awkward.

Sometimes I have a little social anxiety, and meeting people can be a challenge for me.

I tended to be the nerdy kid - stood at the back, watching other people having fun - I wasn't always necessarily a big part of the fun myself.

I just don't have that natural instinct to be able to let my guard down and start speaking to people. I never have - I've always been a bit socially awkward, even with people I've known for a long time.