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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.

I was a very, very shy, insecure teenager.

Quotes by Twiggy

When I was 17, I was so shy I could barely speak or introduce myself to anyone.

Quotes by Trevor Donovan

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

Quotes by Tommy Lee Jones

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

Quotes by Tom Ford

I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

Quotes by Tom Douglas

Since when did scientific evidence become a reason to shy away from ecological action just because it wasn't popular?

Quotes by Timothy Morton

I got into performing fairly young and went from, like, a shy kid to a total weirdo.

Quotes by Thomas Middleditch

I wasn't into acting when I was a kid. Maybe because I was shy or it didn't occur to me.

Quotes by Thomas McDonell

I shy away from showing cruelty on the page. A lot of the violence in my books actually happens off stage. The police come on to the scene after the event has occurred.

Quotes by Tess Gerritsen

Off stage, I'm very quiet and very reserved and kind of shy.

Quotes by Tessanne Chin

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Quotes by Tennessee Williams

As a young guy I was really shy, more shy than I am now.

Quotes by Teemu Pukki

I shy away from celebrity status because I don't want to be known as that guy. But I had a chance to partake in the events and the festivities of the Kentucky Derby, and that was a huge honor.

Quotes by Teddy Bridgewater

I'm much more shy than most of my family.

Quotes by Talia Balsam

I'm kind of shy.

Quotes by Sylvia Hoeks

I don't have a whole bunch of literary connections. I don't write reviews or attend writer's conferences. I'm kind of shy and don't want to go to a party. I just want to stay home and read my murder mysteries...

Quotes by Susanna Kaysen

I can be quiet and a little shy.

Quotes by Sue Bird

I was voted 'most shy' in seventh grade! Can you even believe it?

Quotes by Su-chin Pak

I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.

Quotes by Steven Spielberg

I grew up in New York, in the Village, and I started going to Stella Adler pretty young. I was 13 or 14 years old. But I was also really shy when I was growing up.

Quotes by Steven Strait

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the most personal quote about shyness here?
One speaker states plainly, "I've never been a shy person. I've always been able to talk pretty well," a confident, straightforward self-description.
Is there a quote about acting and shy personalities?
Yes - one quote observes that an actress who is "gentle, shy, and socially awkward" in real life can still convincingly play very different characters onstage, describing the gap between a performer's private personality and the roles they play.
Is there a more poetic quote about shyness?
Yes, one quote uses striking imagery: "We all have these places where shy humiliations gambol on sunny afternoons," turning shyness into something almost like a small creature hiding in memory.
Does this collection include anything about animals and shyness?
Yes - one quote reflects on how wolves have changed over thousands of years, noting "We have enforced a Darwinian process on wolves, turning them into the shy and elusive animals they've become," and that "They didn't have that fear of us 30,000 years ago."
Where can I find more quotes about self-identity?
See the Myself quotes collection for related reflections.

An unusual entry looks at how generations of hunting pressure turned wolves into the shy, elusive animals they are today, a reminder that shyness isn't only a human trait. See our always quotes and I Am quotes for related themes.