Georgia Salpa Quotes

I've never had a very great public life.

I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.

I didn't have an incredibly active social life as a teenager. I always wished it was a little bit more exciting than it was.

I want to resume the life of a shy person.

I was very introverted. You know, I had my close group of friends, but I really didn't care what the cool kids were doing.

I felt better being in the background. That's the way I like it.

I was a weirdo. I think I wanted to be liked, but I didn't have the attention or bother to actually make an effort to be. I also think I had a different perception of what I needed to do to be liked.

There is power in having a friend group because you have this bond that helps you navigate girl world, and it creates safety and self-esteem. But if you speak up to the leader, you risk that social isolation or not having a group and feeling really left out.

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.

You know you don't have to be the most popular kid in the school to have people acknowledge your presence.

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 don't get as much female attention as you'd think, because I never go out.

I can't say that I ever abided nerd stereotypes: I was never alone or felt outcast.

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

All you have to do is say, 'I'm going home,' and you're the most popular girl at the party.

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way.

For some reason, I was born without a sense of embarrassment or shame.

I have vivid memories of junior high school. I didn't quite know how to deal with kids and make friends and all of that. If you talked to people who knew me at the time, they'd think I was a popular kid in school. But boy, I didn't feel that.

I was bullied. I was a bit of a geek. Good-looking guys were off-limits. I didn't start dating until I was 18.

When I was a kid, I was super shy.

I always knew I was different and that people had opinions about me. I guess I learned as best as I can to shield out a lot and live my life from within.

It's great - that's the best part about being famous is that people want to get to know me. People come up to me and introduce themselves, and I make friends, and then I meet their friends. It seems like I have a very happy and comfortable social life, which is something I never had when I was younger.

I'm not a hugely social person. Obviously there's a big part of the job that requires that as actors, but it's not the most comfortable for me. I'm a homebody. I don't go out. My life is work and family. There's not a lot in between. That's how I like it.

I was painfully shy when I was a kid. I always thought when most people were born, part of the toolkit was teaching you how to relate to other people - and it was just left out of my toolkit.

I don't like talking about myself. I don't like talking about my personal life.