Gabriel Byrne Quotes

My parents called me the WB frog. Because when I was onstage, I would do this whole song and dance, but if my parents had a family friend over, I would just go hide in the bedroom.

I get really self-conscious about people staring at me. It sounds so weird. As a performer, as an artist, these should be the things that I'm used to. But that's not the case. When people stare at me, I freak out.

I'm in a difficult position in the sense that, preposterous as this might sound, I don't like being the centre of attention. I get up on stage every night and play songs, but I almost feel the songs are the centre of attention. I don't like opening my birthday presents in front of people, either.

I'm a very shy person and I never tried to do theater.

I'm a little more shy and not comfortable dancing in front of a large crowd.

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist.

I don't like getting up in front of people and being the loud one when everybody's out quiet and you're the only one talking. I'm not a fan of that. I'm fine when I get in front of a camera, I don't care. You'll never see me on stage. Not at all.

I'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

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

I found myself getting more publicly shy when the gala events and big crowds started. Some people embrace it. To me, it's not worth enough to risk my private life being public.

I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.

I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I'm in a crowd of people and they're all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It's a strange dichotomy.

I don't want to be able to see the audience.

I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to.

I am honestly very intimidated when I meet new people and they expect me to be the onscreen Vir. On stage, I say a lot of things I might never say in real life; I am never the life of the party. People are quite surprised to see that I am more of a quiet artiste off stage.

I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!'

My greatest fear is speaking in public. You meet, like, um, people who just concentrate on me. I'd rather not have everyone focus on me.

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

I get embarrassed by people. It's really awkward for me to have a chat with people who have been to see a gig.

I hated singing and getting up in front of crowds.

I find just being on set embarrassing. Mortifying. And that's with all my clothes on.

Unless I'm on a stage, I don't want to be the event in someone's day.

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

Any situation where I feel like people are looking at me and I've got to speak is the kind of thing I have nightmares about.