Leandra Medine Quotes

I'm really not vocal and expressive, but I'm starting to get more comfortable to open up.

I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

I was such a private person before I started 'The Talk.' I don't know what happened! It almost feels like I've started a second life. In my previous lifetime, I didn't talk about stuff. Now I'll discuss anything. It's crazy!

Opening up is something I have to learn how to do if I'm going to be in this business.

I'm an external person, I'm not than internal at all.

Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.

Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person.

I'm actually a very shy person. You'd be surprised how many leaders are shy. They're not all extroverts by nature.

I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me.

All of us introverts aspire to be more outgoing, but it's not in our nature. When I was nearly 50, I discovered that the best thing to do was to tell everyone I worked with that I'm just shy. People are not mind readers - you need to let them know.

I am an introvert. I should get that out there now.

I've learnt a lot over the years, but I'm still quite outspoken. And no matter how much media training you put me through, I don't think I could be anything but.

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

I'm a little unusual: I'm a six-person-or-less extrovert.

I find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical.

I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute.

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

For an interesting nonfiction read, I really enjoyed 'Quiet' by Susan Cain. I read it with my husband, who is a true introvert, whereas I am an introvert masquerading as an extrovert.

I don't always feel comfortable being outwardly aggressive.

My career is based off of me talking about my emotions.

Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I'm not sure I'm suited to it.

Maybe almost 20 years ago, I was like, 'God, I need to be more direct.' And I found times that I could practice it when it was maybe not my family or friends or co-workers. It's a quality that's rarely disliked.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

Talking about your work all the time and to open up, you have to do all that. I have begun to find my fun in that as well.

I think, like, in real life, I'm actually quiet, and I mumble a lot. But that's not very lucrative.