Mary Roach Quotes

I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

I'm not funny in person. I mean I'm really not. I'm one of those people who always screw up anecdotes.

If I am with one person, I am very talkative, and personable. I will talk your ear off, but if there is another person interjected, I get so awkward. I am like the awkward one in those situations, but I feel like a lot of creative people are.

I'm 87% socially awkward.

I'm not very funny at all in real life.

Well, I'm English, so it's intimidating to step anywhere. I used to be painfully shy. I wouldn't say that I'm painfully shy anymore. But if I have the option of sitting on the edge of a circle, I will.

I was not funny growing up.

I seem to get into situations that make people laugh, but I don't consider myself that funny of a person. I'm not witty. I'm kind of slow in conversations. I'm not that articulate with jokes. The first time I made stuff and screened it for an audience, I was surprised what people were laughing at.

I don't know, I'm literally the most awkward, socially strange person.

I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.

I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.

If you're OK with being clumsy, it's funny. But if you are super embarrassed, people are going to laugh at you.

I was an awkward kid.

At school I was very shy. I wasn't funny really.

Weirdly, for someone who wanted to be funny, I didn't like a lot of attention.

My forte is awkwardness.

It's hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them.

At school I was very shy and coincidentally inherited the title 'little miss worry guts,' and that was just among the staff. I learned early on that I could make people laugh, and as my small neat body betrayed me by growing to dizzying heights, I used it as a tool that translated into complete slap-stick comedy.

The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn't tell a joke to save my life.

When the attention is on me, off-camera, I get uncomfortable - sort of shy and at a loss for words, as you can probably tell?

I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian.

I'm not much of a jokester.

I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.

I'm so weird and quirky, and painfully awkward sometimes.