Thomas Newman Quotes

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

I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.

I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.

I think maybe even one of the reasons I became an actor was actually to hide. I mean, it sounds paradoxical because, of course, people are standing up in a public place and encouraging other people to look at them. So that's not the conventional definition of hiding.

I always did music privately as a hobby, I think partly because I was nervous to do it in front of other people.

I was always the shy one around, I wouldn't sing even in family gatherings.

I didn't used to do shows, because I used to be so shy. We'd perform, and I'd be at the back, thinking of another song. I was so shy, I ain't never getting in front of the camera; I would never get on stage.

I've never been one to want to be the center of attention and be put up on stages every night. That's just not really my personality. I'm comfortable with it now, but my real passion is being creative.

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

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

I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.

I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.

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

It probably says something really clinically terrible about my character that I need to get up on a stage and go 'Ra ra ra' in front of people.

I kind of keep my personality in my pocket a lot. When I start to do stand-up, that's not my true personality either. It's the personality of a guy who hasn't been able to say what he wanted to say.

At school, people would say I should go on 'Britain's Got Talent,' but I would never have done that because it doesn't seem genuine; it doesn't feel natural.

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.

I was very innocent and shielded as a child, so I didn't know a lot about music or dancing. When I was in Primary Six, no one would participate in a talent show, so I decided to go on. When the audience applauded me, I felt euphoric, and I started dancing right after that!

And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being an actor, much less a model, was just out of this world.

Me being a shy kid, very closed off, showing vulnerability in a character was sort of a safe space on stage. It's always been in my toolbox, there for me when I need it.

I definitely suffered from stage fright. I had to work really hard to come out of my shell. When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious.

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

I'm shy by nature and don't like talking about myself, and would let my films do the talking.

I don't loathe interviews, I'm just one of those people who makes music because I find it difficult to talk.

There have been people in my life who have told me I have to put myself out there more. But it's so hard for me to do that.