Stephen Colbert Quotes

I'm putting myself out there in a way I don't know if I ever have before.

I used to always hide my hand, I still do. I don't really like talking about it. Sometimes I still hide it and not even realize that I'm doing it.

A lot can change because you are embarrassed by something.

I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.

I'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get out my shyness.

I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are terrible at in front of other people.

I always have a very strong sense of shaming oneself, and you can do that a lot in the public eye, so it's best avoided at all costs I think.

I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear.

I'm even embarrassed at times when my friends come upon my pictures.

I think it takes a lot of confidence to be comfortable in being vulnerable.

He who is ashamed would like to force the world not to look at him, not to notice his exposure. He would like to destroy the eyes of the world.

I'm not sure that I am able to feel embarrassment.

There have been people in my life who have told me I have to put myself out there more. But it's so hard for me to do that.

But I've always tried to make the best of fear, then, because without fears there's no art.

I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.

I always think that I've embarrassed myself.

I was pretty awkward when I was young, but I was never afraid of putting myself out there. I would say stupid things but then they would laugh at me and possibly find it endearing.

We live in a constant fear that our shortcomings will be exposed to family, to friends and to the world.

You don't have any kind of sense of being foolish when you are acting. When you're younger you don't want to look a fool, so you don't do things that might make you vulnerable.

Some people are uncomfortable saying what they feel.

I need to put myself out in the world and be brave and be uncomfortable. When I do, it means I can enjoy life so much more.

I don't really experience much embarrassment.

I grew up really timid, anxious kid, and I never really had to stand up for myself.

Sometimes it's easy to do brave things in front of a thousand people, but it's hard to do them in front of a handful. It feels so much more exposing.

Embarrassment is where growth happens.