Erica Durance Quotes

I think with acting, since I became an actor... I, as a person, have become more confident and I have really come out of my shell somewhat... and back to myself, you know.

I am not that shy.

In real life, I feel tiny and quite embarrassed all the time. But when people come up to me in France and want to talk to Christine, it's okay. It's cool. Because they're really talking about themselves, their own Christines.

I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it. It's about accepting who you are and what you want to become and knowing all that you've got to work with, whether it's good or bad. My music was the only place I could be me for the longest time.

At my very core, I'm pretty shy. I just happen to have a weird job.

Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.

I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.

I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.

I was an only child, and my mom threw me into some modeling classes to get me out of my shell.

I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.

People probably thought I was scary, but I was just uncomfortable with attention and tended to be a little closed off, except with friends. I learned to embrace the attention.

I was quite creative at school, and was also interested in fashion, but I was shy - I'm still not the loudest of people, believe it or not.

I'd like people to understand that I do have some personality.

I was shy and didn't believe in myself, and I only bloomed when I was in theater during rehearsal. And that's how my family found out that that's where I needed to be, because that's where I felt the most comfortable.

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny - I just never put it to use.

I think I was very shy and introverted when I was younger, and yet, when I got in front of the camera or went out on the town, I was able to go out half-naked and do anything.

I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

I tend to hide behind my status of being a diva; it's easy for me to embrace that part of me and seek confidence by being a bit outrageous at times.

It's true, I used to be so shy. I used to never talk, just sit back and do my thing. I was never bullied, though, and it was never like it was something that needed to be 'fixed', like being shy is a bad thing.

So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

I think to be a good model, you have to enjoy having your picture taken, and I never really did.

I was a shy kid, wasn't necessarily an extrovert, but I couldn't help doing voices.

I don't want to be a personality.