Shy Quotes

Cowards can't be faulted for being shy. They can't be held responsible for anything.

I'm a private person, a shy person. Sometimes, reading for eleven hours straight feels to me like the perfect way to spend a day.

I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd never be the smartest or the hottest or the happiest. By eighth grade you start to figure out your limits.

I've always been a shy person.

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

I'm a very shy person and I never tried to do theater.

I think for a group that has a reputation for being shy and elusive, we're actually outspoken.

If I wanted to go be social I would. I don't have any fear of that. I don't feel like I'm a shy person at all.

I'm naturally shy but I've done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.

Architects themselves tend to shy away from the word, preferring instead to talk about the manipulation of space.

One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.

I'm neither shy nor impressed by media and press. It's just another industry to me. My response to the criticism was, "I work with a steel factory. Why can't I work with the media?"

I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence because I was quite shy.

I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously.

I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.

I am a very private person. I still get shy at times.

Americans are shy about the body. I have to remember that when I go there.

Most of us have been subjected to terrible political poetry at least once or twice in our lifetimes, and so we tend to shy away from it.

I'm shy to call myself a director still. When someone says, 'What do you do for a living?' I don't know if I've earned that.

Shy” was the sympathetic interpretation she got from older people. “Snotty” was the interpretation she got from people her own age.

My best business decision is always to have been unembarrassed about negotiating a decent deal. Not being coy or shy about money is second nature to me.

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

I was quite shy. I used to write stories all the time, and I think that was a worry for my parents.

Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.

I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.

I've always been shy, but every time that I sing or I perform, when music comes out of me, it is the only thing I can relate to, it's the only thing I can give.

I'm not a natural story-teller. Put a keyboard in front of me and I'm fine, but stand me up in front of an audience and I'm actually quite shy and reserved.

I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.

I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn't a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn't deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.

I just feel my sexuality is private. I'm very shy about being sexy. That part of me has been so closed to the public eye. I've sold millions of records with my clothes on.

I'm really shy with my acting when it's off, because the camera gives me an excuse to be in character, whereas otherwise I would just feel like an idiot.

When I was young I was very shy and that was my personality. I was a pretty sensitive kid and quite neurotic, filled with a lot of anxiety.

Hitler is a shy and friendly man with artistic tastes and gifts.

Although I was a shy child, I was also a bit flamboyant.

Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it to control my image.

We are ashamed at the sight of a monkey--somehow as we are shy of poor relations.

I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around people.

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring.

When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.

And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being an actor, much less a model, was just out of this world.

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.

I'm always a bit shy around evil people.

Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends.

Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.

I never thought I actually could be an actor. I was always pretty shy and quiet.

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

Donald Trump appalls me. I won't be shy about that.

I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.

I'm born and raised in the Northeast. My parents are Irish immigrants. So our tendency is to shy away from the big yellow ball that comes up in the sky every once in a while.