Jazz Jennings Quotes

I'm getting better now, but I used to be incredibly awkward with girls. I think any guy who says 'I've never had an awkward moment with a girl' is a liar.

Acting is an uncomfortable business because you have to make yourself vulnerable.

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.

I was pretty awkward when I was young, but I was never afraid of putting myself out there. I would say stupid things but then they would laugh at me and possibly find it endearing.

I wouldn't say I handle attention well. I'd say I stumble over pick-up lines poorly. I'm not good at any of that.

When you mess up publicly, it can be difficult to get vulnerable again or to put yourself out there.

Sometimes we even have to risk making fools of ourselves.

I'm very shy in real life; I can't really hit on girls.

I see a cute guy in Starbucks and I'm like... 'Oh, okay,' and I walk out. But who knows? Maybe I will ask somebody on a date soon!

For every man that ever walked the Earth, except maybe the sociopaths, when it comes to talking to pretty girls... it's just stark terror.

I don't know what to say when I have a crush on somebody. I kind of lose my words. I really try to start a conversation, and I can't. It's horrible.

Everybody has a dream, and everybody knows people who have a dream that they don't want to share with anybody because they're too embarrassed to share.

I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.

The thing about a pick-up line is, even if it works, then what? I just figure you unapologetically be yourself, and if it works, cool.

There are kids don't want to do something because they're afraid of looking stupid to their peers. There comes a time when they start protecting themselves, instead of extending. I want to make sure that they're always trying to extend themselves.

I think that all of us are 5-year-olds and we don't want to be embarrassed in the schoolyard.

It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

I love people who aren't embarrassed. I'm always embarrassed, so it's always astonishing to me when people aren't like that.

I try not to worry about what that's going to look like. If you worry about looking stupid, that's when you look really stupid.

Probably the worst pickup line is no pickup line. I mean, at the end of the day, what is the worst that could happen?

In retrospect, I'm really shocked at how far I put my heart out there on the line with 'Prima Donna'. I seem to have this knack for being able to accomplish that.

I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan. I should have been contrite - and apologized for exposing her to the angry pimple.

I'm putting myself out there in a way I don't know if I ever have before.

When you put yourself out there, you're putting yourself in the position to make a mistake.