Shy Quotes

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

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

I'm actually introverted and shy.

Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.

I've always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation.

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

The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.

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

We all have these places where shy humiliations gambol on sunny afternoons.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

We writers are shy, nocturnal creatures. Push us into the light and the light blinds us.

The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it.

Americans are shy about the body.

Have I ever been the shy retiring type? Never. Not since the day I was born.

I think I was very shy and introverted when I was younger, and yet, when I got in front of the camera or went out on the town, I was able to go out half-naked and do anything.

I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward.

The company accountant is shy and retiring. He's shy a quarter of a million dollars. That's why he's retiring.

I like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it's kind of like that's never really been my bag. Probably because I'm too shy.

Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.

I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me.

I was quite shy.

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

Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

I'm not an introvert. I'm media shy.

I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.

I was shy. I was more than shy.

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

I was pretty shy, not too outgoing.

I was too shy to go and meet Princess Diana.

I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.

My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal.

When I was a kid, I was super shy.

I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.

I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.

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

I'm super shy, especially at parties.

At school I was very shy. I wasn't funny really.

Lots of shy people dress a bit too much. It's just kind of an armour. People say the same thing about me.

People think I'm so strong, but I'm very shy.

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

I'm a super-introverted person.

I have my moments, but generally speaking I shy away from being too lovey dovey.

I am very shy. When I go to a charity ball, I don't mind if people look at my sleeves. I mind terribly if I have to say something.

I was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy.

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.

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

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

I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.

I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.

I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy.

I'm too shy to do kissing scenes.

Peter remained very quiet and shy, but when he spoke it made sense.

If anyone approaches me and asks if I'm Mollie from The Saturdays, I'm immediately shy and embarrassed.

I tend to be sort of quiet and shy and awkward in social situations.

I was very quiet, very shy and docile.

I'm a shy human being.

I am a shy person.

I think when people see that you are shy, or even just calm, collected and reserved, they think you can be pushed around, made to do everything they want - but that's definitely not true of me. The people closest to me know that's not the case. They know I'm not a pushover.

I'm shy.

Don't try to be what you're not. If you're nervous, be nervous. If you're shy, be shy. It's cute.

I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot of people, I'm still shy.

Well, Bill, I don't think you're going to find many shy people that are in the political business.

I'm certainly not shy, but I like playing it because I love those characters that are incredibly confident but really still a mess.

There aren't many shy writers left.

Steve is very quiet, even shy. I am very gregarious. So, opposites.

I was really shy as a kid.

We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.

Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect.

I'm very shy. I know it's weird for a person who models lingerie and swimsuits, but I don't like to be the center of attention!

You have to get over being shy, and just be comfortable with yourself, and I think that for me, if I'd stayed in a small town, I'd be a different person.

The fact of the matter is that most actors are shy people.

Like a typical Gemini I'm changeable, I can be two different types of people. I can be very outgoing, but sometimes very shy.

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

I am a very shy, introverted guy.

When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy.

I've always been shy.

The men I find myself attracted to are the ones who don't say anything and are quite shy.