Emily Kuroda Quotes

I've been able to perform in front of thousands of people on stage in a character that's nothing like me. I'm very shy.

I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.

I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing.

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

I was too shy to do any vocal lessons or go to choirs; I just didn't want to be seen doing it. It's something that I kept to myself. I started easing into it, and I started doing talent shows, and YouTube really helped with that, too.

I was a very shy kid. Very shy. But I started doing theatre when I was six years old, and that really changed something. My more playful side came out of me.

I started off doing theater as a kid, and I always played a character. I hid behind the script and was told where to go. But to actually perform as yourself is very difficult. I didn't used to enjoy it, but now I do.

My parents thought if they put me in drama classes, I might come out of my shell. It worked, and I've acted ever since.

Ventriloquism kind of helped me find my voice. It's really helped me come out of my shell.

I was a shy kid and acting did bring me out of my shell during high school.

I'm very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it's a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it's because it's something I love to do.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I was really shy when I was younger, so my mom got me into an acting class to see if I would open myself up more in front of an audience. Her plan was for me to just talk more.

Growing up, I was a very shy kid but I felt that being on stage or playing another character would somehow open me up. And I think it did.

I am the kind of person that wants to get up in front of crowds of strangers and perform monologues. To each their own.

I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching.

I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

I got into performing fairly young and went from, like, a shy kid to a total weirdo.

I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it.

As a kid, I was really shy. Technically I am still, but when I'm performing I want everybody to listen.

The biggest impact that acting and theater had was, of course, stage presence, but it also had a big impact on my writing.

Be it in school, society, or college, I just wanted to be on stage and used to love performing.

When I was in high school, I tried too hard to be cool and to impress people, but playing all these different characters has helped me find myself again.

I discovered that I love being on stage in high school.