Mya Quotes

I'm very quiet off stage.

I'm brave and fearless when I'm performing, but in real life, I'm actually quite prudish.

I am somewhat on the shy side. I know people might find that hard to believe.

I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.

When I was a kid, and for many years after, I was your classic afraid-to-dance-type person.

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.

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'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.

Every actor-performer says this, and it sounds so irritating, but I'm not the most outgoing person.

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

In a sense, the rumours suggesting I had quit were true: I had retired, but only from the personal-appearance end. I did that because I had always felt conspicuous onstage, and I'm not the sort of person who likes to be an exhibitionist.

I'm quite a shy person.

I think I have a certain awkwardness, and I don't know how that works on screen.

I am a very shy person.

I am very shy on set. I don't talk much.

I am pretty quiet, and people say I'm shy.

Normally, I'm so shy.

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

I was pretty shy.

When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't think I'm not taking in what you have to say. I'm just not a big talker.

Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.

I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.

I was quite shy.

Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.

Some people love being onstage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking onstage.