Ryan Kwanten Quotes

It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people.

I'm really not that comfortable with people. I mean, I love individuals, but I'm not very social.

I'm no more or less antisocial than the next person.

Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.

I was gregarious as a kid, but I think the idea of actually getting to know people, I'm just shy. It sort of takes me a minute to want to sit down and talk about myself.

Most people don't think of actors and people like us that are performers and out in the world as introverts, but I like to know I can trust someone first.

If you're a stranger, and you've never met me before, I'll probably be more reserved and quiet. If you're my friend, you probably see the same stuff that you see me do onstage.

I wasn't a one-on-one type of guy.

I do not interact much with people whom I don't know.

I'm concerned with the lost, the lonely, the shy. I think shyness is in some ways more widespread now than formerly. I used to be shy myself. Of course, you can't be me now and remain shy, but I remember very well what it felt like.

I've been stopped a few times by people who want to say, 'Hi.' But I'm an introverted person, and the idea that I'd have to talk to people all the time seems a little overwhelming.

Socially, I think I'm quite comfortable; I enjoy chatting to people... but I do have my quirks.

I've always had to force myself to make friends and speak to people. My parents were quiet, and it took me a while to get used to the fact that people talk about their feelings, their problems.

I grew up a really shy kid, but I always surrounded myself with a lot funny people. It depends on the day - if I feel like being quiet, I will be. I'm not a complete goofball, though.

I'm shy, but I'm not clinically shy. I don't have social anxiety disorder or anything like that. I more have a gentle shyness. Like, I have a little trouble mingling at parties.

When an introvert is quiet, don't assume he is depressed, snobbish or socially deficient.

I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. I'm a lot more introspective than my characters.

I tend not to be someone who's on all the time, or is always trying to make other people laugh.

I wasn't always this introverted.

I'm not a people person. I'm not sociable. I have been and I can be, but not as a general rule.

I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.

I think Sweden is known for people being a bit more quiet than other cultures, and I guess it's a mixture: shyness and leaving room for other people to talk. Of course, when people get drunk, all of that disappears.

I'm quite shy. Really. I'm trying to expand myself as a person more, get involved with people.

I was very shy. I'm still shy.

I like to have my privacy. I don't like people knowing what I do in my free time. I am also a very shy person, but I understand that people want to know more.