Deborah Mailman Quotes

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

I'm very shy. I wish more people believed me when I say that.

Even at age 10, I already knew that I was different from most people. My anxiety disorder was still years from being diagnosed, but it affected me quite deeply. I was too afraid to speak out in class, too nervous to make real friends.

I was almost tragically shy, like, clinically. I should've been admitted somewhere. I think my parents knew, but maybe they didn't think much about it. It's hard walking the Earth shy. You miss out on a lot.

I was a nervous kid, not great socially.

I was a very, very shy, insecure teenager.

I've never been all that comfortable in real life.

When I'm in a bikini or at a photo shoot, I'm real confident. But, if I'm in a group of people I don't know, I'm really quiet.

I used to be terribly shy, so I was either shy or over the top, and I always had a difficult time.

In grammar school, I didn't talk. Everybody said I was the invisible one. I'm still very shy.

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

I was not happy with myself as a human being when I was very young - I was afraid of people; I was afraid of talking, I didn't know how to express myself other than by being on stage.

I hope people don't get bored of me. That fear is always there.

I didn't have any relationships in my teenage years, as I felt I was not attractive enough.

I hope people don't get tired of looking at me.

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

I get insecure about a lot of things. In my line of work, unfortunately, your appearance is important, and I'm always like, 'Am I going to the gym enough this month? Have I been taking care of myself?' I get insecure about things from time to time.

I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke.

I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.

I'm insecure about things. I'm not afraid to say it, though. Even when my publicist is like, 'Go on the red carpet,' I don't wanna go.

I grew up very insecure. From the time I was little I used to hide under my mother's dress.

I probably am more shy than people realize. But I'm shy when I leave a studio and I am just myself.

I was so worried that people wouldn't like me or my story.