Timothy Spall Quotes

At a certain age you're always uncertain how other people will take you.

Half of my anxiety is about whether people are going to like me.

I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing.

I've gone through my whole life caring deeply what people think of me.

I could never dream of being cool.

I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.

I always had good friends, but I did not feel like a cool girl, ever.

I have always admired people who are comfortable not being liked because I am the opposite of that. To the point when I was little, it was crippling.

I was someone that loved to seek attention when I was younger.

I've never been cool.

I don't want the world to dislike me in any way.

I'm not the sort of person who if everyone thinks you're fabulous you thrive on it.

For a long time, I couldn't just sit and have a conversation with people at a table without showing them a trick. I thought you just had to impress, it was about impressing, which of course is what you do if you don't feel very impressive.

It's exhausting trying to impress someone and be a version of yourself that might be attractive to them.

I was never cool as a kid.

I knew in my heart that I wasn't cool, but I figured I could at least be cool by association.

When I was 12, all I wanted was to be good at school, and to do something admirable, something you can't take away from me because I'm not popular or beautiful enough.

Hopefully I don't annoy people too much.

I just want everyone to like me. That's my main flaw.

I have to prove myself five times over.

Growing up, I was picked on a bit; I was pretty heavy-set, and then I was a theater kid. I just felt unpopular and uncool, so I think in my mind I had this idea of fame and being popular and how nice that would be. The reality of it is sometimes it's not nice.

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan.

I wanted everybody to like me. I thought I was one shuck and jive away in every direction.

When I was younger, I think I intimidated people much more because I was far more insecure.