Rob Sheffield Quotes

For every man that ever walked the Earth, except maybe the sociopaths, when it comes to talking to pretty girls... it's just stark terror.

I don't think anything can help me socially, to be honest: I have this terrible personality. I don't really know how to describe it... maybe I'll go with surly.

I've always had to force myself to make friends and speak to people. My parents were quiet, and it took me a while to get used to the fact that people talk about their feelings, their problems.

I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.

I didn't know how to get along with others. I didn't even know how to be in the same room with other people. Then, after a while, you learn.

The minute I stop singing, I'm back to being shy. I'm soft-spoken because I never really talked to people. I didn't learn to do it.

I have had a number of less-than-enviable moments in my life when dealing with other people. I won't attempt to blunt that by saying I am not the only one.

I used to be really insular, really introverted. I couldn't articulate myself.

I have a lot of guy-like quintessential relationship qualities that I have had to work on.

Overcoming my shyness has been a lifelong struggle.

I'm not great... in large groups of people, but I'm not shy anymore.

My worst trait is that I'm an introvert. When I've led stuff, the hardest thing for me to overcome has been my natural desire to run and hide. I'm very proud of the fact that I have been able to do that.

Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I'm not sure I'm suited to it.

Maybe almost 20 years ago, I was like, 'God, I need to be more direct.' And I found times that I could practice it when it was maybe not my family or friends or co-workers. It's a quality that's rarely disliked.

It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

People tell me I'm intimidating and I've got to come to terms with it.

Opening up is something I have to learn how to do if I'm going to be in this business.

I'm socially awkward in life, and that's one of the reasons why I do what I do. I'm more about interpreting other people's words.

So if I'm 36, and I have my 19-year-old self, I'm pulling him to the side and saying, 'Listen bruh, throwing on your Timbs and your fitted hat and strolling campus trying to get a girl to say yes, or going to the club hoping you bring a girl home, that's not the way to go about healthy relationships. You need to step back.'

I was very shy - I didn't speak to anyone outside of my family until the fourth grade.

I'm not such a talkative person, and I don't like speaking in front of a lot of people.

I'm a constant idiot in conversation - I always seem to sound either smug or stupid. Writing plays was a way of winning the conversation by controlling the conversation.

At the beginning of my career, I was nervous to talk. I was just a very young girl. You don't want to upset anyone or frustrate anyone - you just want to work.

Knowing who I am as a player and working on my deficiencies, communication is something I try to pride myself on.