Charles Dickens Quotes

I am shy. People misconstrue it as arrogance.

I sense from people that they get frustrated with me for not being out and about. But I guess I'm a shy boy.

I'm actually really shy.

I probably am more shy than people realize. But I'm shy when I leave a studio and I am just myself.

I was just genuinely shy. I'd always been a shy kid.

Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.

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.

It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. That is something that people never seem to fully grasp because, when you are an actor, you are meant to be an exhibitionist.

I was very shy. I'm still shy.

Basically, I'm a shy human being. Very introverted.

I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

I'm actually much more shy and self-conscious than people's perception of me.

I'm actually very introverted. I'm very shy. I'm very emotional.

Part of me is very shy.

I'm actually introverted and shy.

I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.

I am quite shy and people think I'm aloof.

I'm not a quick wit. I'm only funny on paper. I mean, I'm not totally humorless! It's just that in person, I'm not quite the way I am on paper.

Every actor-performer says this, and it sounds so irritating, but I'm not the most outgoing person.

I am shyer than most people think.

Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant.

I've always been quite shy. Very confident but very shy.

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

I always considered myself really non-confrontational and shy and introverted.

I'm shy. I'm not outgoing. I'm a homebody. I am on TV, but you know, it's interesting. How much do I talk on TV?