Tom Holt Quotes

For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.

Time and time again, as a boy, I was humiliated. I celebrated my first day in long pants by going to a dance where I fell sprawling on the floor, and was so ashamed that I jumped up, ran away and left my girl to get home the best way she could.

I don't really get embarrassed a lot because I feel like life goes on. I mean, I fell on stage one time; like, I tripped one time. My voice cracked... That's pretty embarrassing.

Sometimes, I think 'The Spectator' is calculated to embarrass me.

The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles, but I had on thick tights underneath.

My day goes from one embarrassing moment to the next.

I've spent my life being embarrassed.

I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That's like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible.

Every day, I have a most embarrassing moment.

My films are about embarrassment.

I was making out with this woman, and my shirt was off, and she leaned over and, in a really cute, girly voice, went, 'Hey, fatty!'

Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.

But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer.

In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring your very soul. Physical pain? Whatever, bring it on. But the humiliation? Oh, you have seen to the very weakest part of me.

He who is ashamed would like to force the world not to look at him, not to notice his exposure. He would like to destroy the eyes of the world.

Last time I blushed was when I smoothed my hands over the back of my dress and actually touched skin. Seems the material was tucked into my underwear, and everyone around me had gotten a show. This, of course, was at a romance writers' conference.

I was ashamed for people to see me struggle.

I had to make squirrel noises as Bubbles and without realizing it, I was making the face and putting my fingers up to my face to look like a squirrel and everyone made fun of me for the rest of the day.

Baldness is visually enough of a stigma as it is without a big sweaty bloke on stage pointing it out.

When I was 13, I was in my tent at Girl Scout camp, trying to change out of my bathing suit and talking at the same time. I fell out of the tent in front of everyone with my bathing suit around my ankles. I was humiliated - but no amount of humiliation has ever seemed to stop me.

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

I'm not some weirdo who wants to take off his shirt.

My problem on 'Safe' was that when I liked something, I would giggle.

When I've mentioned my screen wife is Helen Baxendale, so many people have burst out laughing. My self-esteem has been crushed by it.

I haven't had a super awkward moment. I can't think of one.