- Nov 07, 2020
Shy Quotes
On quiet nerves and the traits behind them.
Some quotes here contradict the stereotype, like someone insisting they've never been shy and have always talked easily, while others explore the gap between a quiet, socially awkward offstage personality and a bold on-screen role. One poetic line even pictures small shy embarrassments playing out on sunny afternoons.
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- Mad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm generally a fairly shy, withheld person. But when I get onstage, I get a bit mad.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child, I studied violin. My sister, who's 10 years older, was the actress in the family. I was painfully shy.
- Not Interested
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am very shy with people I don't know.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was so shy when I was younger. When I first went to Liverpool I didn't say a word for a year.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could be myself. I'm very shy and awkward. I think the best thing is to embrace it.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even when I became the typical shy adolescent, I never minded performing. I felt there was a kind of safety, a protection about being on stage, about losing myself in another character.
- Sometimes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.
- Gang
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was quite shy as a child. My sisters were the gang leaders, my brothers were the enforcers and I was a tag-a-long.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020