Maria Bamford Quotes

I am not somebody who feels comfortable socialising at parties where many film stars gather and endlessly chat, because I am quite introverted.

I don't like when there's too much conversation because I'm shy and it makes me uncomfortable.

I hate parties. I really don't like public events. I hate dressing up. I am the worst celebrity ever!

I've never been socially outgoing, but I suspect I've gotten more and more ambivalent about making new friends. I'm irritated by how-do-you-do chit-chat, but that's how new relationships usually begin.

Even now I can't stand being recognized in the street. I just hate it when strangers come up and try to talk to me. I'm pathologically shy.

I'm a real extrovert, but when I'm round someone new, I'm super shy.

I'm not great... in large groups of people, but I'm not shy anymore.

I get butterflies before I go out to say hello at a party.

I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward.

I was very, very shy in public and school, and quite loud and brash at home.

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.

I'm not comfortable being around too many people. I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don't always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.

I'm not very good at going to parties and looking like I'm having fun.

In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them.

Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.

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 don't like to be noticed. The older I've got, the more reclusive I've become. I've got late-onset shyness. People are lovely. When they see me in the street, they don't ask for anything from me. They just say: 'I thought it was you, and I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your books,' but I can't seem to cope with it anymore.

I'm not good at meeting people, and I'm not good at small talk.

I hardly ever go to parties. If I really have to, I'll go, but I'm not the most open person, which is sometimes not the best quality.

I'm not a real social person - I'm shy - and a lot of the business is just social.

I'm not such a public person.

Nothing terrifies me more than being social.

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.

Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me.

I find parties difficult. I like a dinner party, but I find being at parties difficult, so I choose not to go to parties.