Abbi Jacobson Quotes

I don't feel safe around a lot of people.

I'm terrified of men these days. If someone asked me out now, I don't know what I'd say, how I'd react. But I couldn't go through with it, not at all. I suppose I've been terrified of them all along.

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

People come up to me all the time. If I'm with friends or in a crowd, I'm fine, but if I'm by myself, I get afraid because people are nuts.

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.

I'm afraid of people, in a way.

Nothing terrifies me more than being social.

Perhaps I scare people. I don't know why.

I don't like telephones: I don't like when they ring. Just because it rings, you have to pick it up. I don't even like opening mail; I'm weird.

Put me in a room with a songwriter, and I just clam up. I get shy.

Of course I had friends, but it was very limiting because there was always a chance that at every corner, someone would be laughing at me or waiting to beat me up. I had a very lonely childhood because of that.

Singing in public makes me very uncomfortable.

No matter where I go, I always feel unwanted eyes following me. It's a dirty world out there.

When you start, you have no brain; you are a kid. It's fine. But then I started to be scared. I was scared of judgment - not as a dancer, but as a person - and I was really uncomfortable with people. And it lasted for a very long time.

I find it very hard to approach people. I take a very long time to open up and become friends with someone.

Public speaking, for me, or speaking even in front of a handful of people is my greatest fear.

I can't even talk to someone and make eye contact.

If I fancy someone but can't tell them because I'm shy, I'll think, 'It's fine. You're not going to die. Maybe just tell them or whatever.'

For most people, tweeting is scary.

If I actually thought about 'Fresh Meat' going on television, I just couldn't or wouldn't do it - it's so terrifying!

I couldn't knock on people's door; if they answered the door and said, 'I don't want to speak to you,' I'd be like, 'Oh, OK then - I wouldn't either, to be honest.'

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

I was the kid in class who was afraid to get called on.

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

Nearly everybody, when they first meet me, seems to have this sense of trepidation.