Andrew Neil Quotes

For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.

I don't really get embarrassed a lot because I feel like life goes on. I mean, I fell on stage one time; like, I tripped one time. My voice cracked... That's pretty embarrassing.

I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That's like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible.

I was really enjoying one of the screenings of 'Beautiful Creatures' and there was this little 14-year-old boy sitting next to me in the screening and I was laughing at all the jokes and I just felt really judged. I had to keep it down a bit. It's a bit embarrassing.

Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.

But, you know, it's still a drag to get your picture taken when you're eating a sandwich. It's a downer.

I mean, I haven't been around very long. I can't expect everyone to have seen 'The House Bunny'. Oh God. I am having such waves of internal embarrassment, which now I'm admitting on a tape recorder. This is so one of the things I should keep in my head.

It's difficult to feel that people are looking at you in the street. I don't like the fuss.

I've always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the focus is on me.

Time and time again, as a boy, I was humiliated. I celebrated my first day in long pants by going to a dance where I fell sprawling on the floor, and was so ashamed that I jumped up, ran away and left my girl to get home the best way she could.

It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger.

I had to make squirrel noises as Bubbles and without realizing it, I was making the face and putting my fingers up to my face to look like a squirrel and everyone made fun of me for the rest of the day.

Baldness is visually enough of a stigma as it is without a big sweaty bloke on stage pointing it out.

The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles, but I had on thick tights underneath.

I put my foot in my mouth every time I'm interviewed.

My day goes from one embarrassing moment to the next.

I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life.

I always have a very strong sense of shaming oneself, and you can do that a lot in the public eye, so it's best avoided at all costs I think.

My films are about embarrassment.

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment?

It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.

I'm even embarrassed at times when my friends come upon my pictures.

I have this complex that if I walk into a place wearing a colorful shirt someone will stop me and say, 'I'm sorry, but the Latin band comes through the other door.'

He who is ashamed would like to force the world not to look at him, not to notice his exposure. He would like to destroy the eyes of the world.

I'm not sure that I am able to feel embarrassment.