John Banville Quotes

I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.

Weirdly, for someone who wanted to be funny, I didn't like a lot of attention.

I hate parties. I really don't like public events. I hate dressing up. I am the worst celebrity ever!

In acting class, I used to hide in the corner and pray the teacher wouldn't call on me.

I was very shy. I'm still shy.

I was a very shy child.

I'm not the guy who bursts into the room. I'm the most insecure person you'll meet if you get to know me.

I was really, really shy when I was a little girl.

I can be shy when I talk to women. I'm a shy dude.

I was painfully shy as a child.

I struggle to come up to people and say what I think.

I'm very shy. I wish more people believed me when I say that.

I'm shy and open up to very few people.

I find it very hard to approach people. I take a very long time to open up and become friends with someone.

I'm a very self-conscious person.

I became very timid, very retreating. I wouldn't talk to anybody. I didn't look you in the eye. I just had that kind of personality as a kid that basically puts a target on you.

The minute I stop singing, I'm back to being shy. I'm soft-spoken because I never really talked to people. I didn't learn to do it.

It is in my nature to be a little shy. It takes time for me to talk to people and trust them.

In the first place, I was never a very outgoing, public person. That was a facade.

I was somewhat of a mute at school, so people were quite scared!

When I was a little girl, I was incredibly shy. My hope was to blend in, to fit in, to not be noticed in any significant way. I was deeply insecure and unsure of myself.

I just don't have that natural instinct to be able to let my guard down and start speaking to people. I never have - I've always been a bit socially awkward, even with people I've known for a long time.

I am a shy man. I can't call a stranger and talk.