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I was a shy kid, a late bloomer. At 22, I was probably 16 emotionally.

Quotes by Chris Pine

My 7-year-old daughter is not shy of telling me she can draw better than me, and she's right.

Quotes by Chris Roberson

I'm totally not media shy and do interviews all the time and go to events and totally play along and actually enjoy talking to journalists most of the time.

Quotes by Chris Lilley

When my TV show was in production, dozens of women asked me out on Facebook. Some were shy about it; some were blatant. Some I knew, some were total strangers. But they went for it.

Quotes by Chris Gethard

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

Quotes by Chris Evert

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

Quotes by Chris Brown

Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person.

Quotes by Chirlane McCray

Some people, when they get criticism, they shy away from it.

Quotes by Cheo Hodari Coker

I'm usually too shy to write on planes because I assume that everyone on board is as nosy as I am and will look over my shoulder and read what I'm writing.

Quotes by Chelsea Cain

My parents are not shy, clearly publicly and otherwise, in expressing their hopes that they will soon be grandparents.

Quotes by Chelsea Clinton

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

Quotes by Charlotte Gainsbourg

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.

Quotes by Catherine Tate

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

Quotes by Catherine Tate

That's the poisoned chalice: when you're shy, people assume you're arrogant.

Quotes by Catherine Tate

I started when I was in college because I was shy and thought it would be a good way to break out of that.

Quotes by Catherine Bell

In my own work, I don't have favorite characters, but I have characters that I relate to the most. And I relate the most to Simon from 'The Mortal Instruments,' and also Tessa from 'The Infernal Devices.' They're more sort of bookish and shy characters.

Quotes by Cassandra Clare

I don't like applause, I must admit. Ultimately, artists are shy creatures; they're introverts.

Quotes by Cat Stevens

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

Quotes by Caroline Kennedy

Of course when I started, it's not because I was such a brilliant actress. I didn't know I was good. I thought I was really bad. I was very shy. I was 18 and dreaming of becoming an actress.

Quotes by Carole Bouquet

I was kind of shy as a kid. I was a pretty good student. I was a wallflower, or nerd, if you will.

Quotes by Carol Burnett

I can be shy, but I'm not shy with my body. Everyone is naked under their clothes - so what?

Quotes by Cameron Richardson

I wouldn't say I'm a shy person, but I like my privacy.

Quotes by Cameron Britton

My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it.

Quotes by Bruce Robinson

It's no secret I'm a shy person.

Quotes by Britney Spears

I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.

Quotes by Brian Wilson

I definitely suffered from stage fright. I had to work really hard to come out of my shell. When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious.

Quotes by Brianna Brown

When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious. I still get nervous sometimes before shooting and definitely before big auditions.

Quotes by Brianna Brown

U2 have a lot of religion, also people like Johnny Cash and Elvis. Those people weren't shy about it - it's nice there are people who've come before that were open about it.

Quotes by Brandon Flowers

Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.

Quotes by Bradley Chicho

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.

Quotes by Brad Meltzer

Our entire family is shy. Apart from film promotions, we do not believe in staying in the limelight.

Quotes by Bobby Deol

I'm quite a shy person.

Quotes by Bobby Deol

I was very bookish and shy. I didn't have playmates, ever.

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

I was too shy to do anything but read, but there was nobody to tell me what to read.

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

Quotes by Bob Cousy

I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 17. There were boys at school that I would find out later had a crush on me but I was too shy to talk to them.

Quotes by Blake Lively

I feel shy when people are fussing on me.

Quotes by Blake Lively

Honestly, I am a shy person.

Quotes by Blake Lively

I'm always shy in front of an audience, so I'm always at the back, in the shadows, just doing it. I don't like the front, the adulation.

Quotes by Bill Wyman

I was a shy kid, wasn't necessarily an extrovert, but I couldn't help doing voices.

Quotes by Bill Irwin

I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about six weeks without actually introducing myself.

Quotes by Bill Forsyth

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.

Quotes by Bill Bryson

The problem is I'm not a good photographer. To be perfectly honest, I'm too shy. Not aggressive enough. Well, I'm not aggressive at all. I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there is to it.

Quotes by Bill Cunningham

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.

Quotes by Benjamin Clementine

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

Quotes by Ben Whishaw

Reading aloud could be humiliating, I was shy about doing it. Bear in mind I failed my English GCSE and A levels, which goes to prove that if I can embrace it, so can anyone.

Quotes by Ben Fogle

I don't think I'm particularly shy. I just don't like being front and center as myself.

Quotes by Ben Foster

I was very shy and withdrawn as a child, but people know me as these assertive women. They are not me.

Quotes by Bea Arthur

I am such a shy guy.

Quotes by Barun Sobti

While there are perfectly legitimate criticisms that one can make of Israel or the actions of its government - and I have never been shy about making them - those criticisms cross the line into anti-Semitism when they ascribe evil, almost supernatural powers to Israel in a manner that replicates classic anti-Semitic slanders.

Quotes by Bari Weiss

As a little girl, I was always shy, but in front of the camera I wasn't.

Quotes by Bar Refaeli

I was scouted at the age of 10 by a Hollywood agent. I was a really shy, geeky-looking thing, and started in the industry by doing 'extra' work on films.

Quotes by Austin Butler

I choose grey characters, as I enjoy playing a human character. I don't shy away from showing the shortcomings of my characters.

Quotes by Ashish Sharma

You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what overt fascism is compared to sort of covert, you know, communal politics which the Congress has never been shy of indulging in.

Quotes by Arundhati Roy

I have brought up my kids single-handedly. So a strenuous routine is something I thrive on, not shy away from.

Quotes by Asha Bhosle

But since I did my first film with Shammi Kapoor ji, he is my favourite. I was very shy to face the camera. In my first few shots with Shammi chacha, I was very nervous. He was very patient with me and guided me in every shot.

Quotes by Asha Parekh

I'm pretty shy, but if I like a girl, she'll know.

Quotes by Anwar Hadid

I sure do love theater. I mean, that's where I started. I am actually sort of shy, but something happens when the audience comes in. It's something nice for me. It terrifies me, but I'm able to do it.

Quotes by Annie Potts

I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart.

Quotes by Annette Funicello

The British tend to be uptight; they shy away from being tactile.

Quotes by Anne Reid

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.

Quotes by Anne Tyler

When I meet people for the first time, I'm friendly but shy. I'm much less outwardly nervous than I used to be, but I still get anxious sometimes.

Quotes by Anne Hathaway

I will never shy away from social issues in my books - or in my everyday life.

Quotes by Anna Todd

I am shy - going to parties kills me.

Quotes by Anna Maxwell Martin

There's a certain amount of self-aggrandising with actors, and I'm terribly shy of that.

Quotes by Anna Chancellor

My first interviews, I didn't know what to say. I was really, really shy. It's overwhelming sometimes.

Quotes by Anna Ewers

I'm shy by nature, not just around girls but guys as well.

Quotes by Anirudh Ravichander

In personal life, I'm quite a shy person and keep things to myself.

Quotes by Anirudh Ravichander

I'm not shy, but I have a job to do. I don't need the notoriety.

Quotes by Angela Ahrendts

I am a shy person.

Quotes by Ang Lee

In school I was painfully shy. But as soon as I had to get up in front of the class and give a book report, it was alarming - I'd suddenly be very articulate.

Quotes by Andrew Bird

I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.

Quotes by Andrea Bocelli

Americans are shy about the body.

Quotes by Ana Beatriz Barros

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

Quotes by Amy Schumer

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

Quotes by Amy Weber

I'm an introvert and a shy person.

Quotes by Amyra Dastur

I was so shy, I couldn't stand up in front of people and speak. Now I'm in the next big three Bollywood movies.

Quotes by Amy Jackson

I would like to believe that I still am a shy person; I am very introverted. I have a problem communicating.

Quotes by Amitabh Bachchan

People assume a lot about me. Some people come up and think I'm hard. I'm actually very, very shy. I'm bubbly in the right circumstances. But I'm a big introvert.

Quotes by Amber Liu

Part of me is very shy.

Quotes by Amanda Eliasch

We moved around so much when I was young. I was very shy, so shy that I would walk across the street if I saw someone I knew rather than deal with talking to them.

Quotes by Amanda Foreman

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

Quotes by Allegra Huston

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

Quotes by Alice Sebold

I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.

Quotes by Alexis Bledel

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

Quotes by Alexandra Roach

I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

Quotes by Alex Flinn

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

Quotes by Alberto Tomba

I think the last book I cried in was Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I don't shy away from crying, though. I actually really enjoy being moved like that.

Quotes by Albert Hammond, Jr.

I always used to dress up in little girls' clothes when I was really young. Then I realized that boys weren't supposed to do that, and I got really shy. I didn't do it for many years.

Quotes by Alaska

The Republican Party I represented proudly for 18 years did not shy away from taking on special-interest money when it conflicted with constituents' needs.

Quotes by Alan K. Simpson

My first language was shy. It's only by having been thrust into the limelight that I have learned to cope with my shyness.

Quotes by Al Pacino

I'm so shy now I wear sunglasses everywhere I go.

Quotes by Al Pacino

Players shy away from talking to announcers today.

Quotes by Al Kaline

Awww, I was so shy about watching my own work broadcast on TV.

Quotes by Akira Toriyama

I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started.

Quotes by Adriana Lima

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

Quotes by Adriana Lima

I did a lot of acting when I was a child. I was very shy - the kind of kid who ran into a corner and cried on parents' visiting day.

Quotes by Adrienne Shelly

Until I was about 14, I was so shy.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

I don't shy away from competition.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

I'm a very shy, introverted person.

Quotes by Adam Cole

My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed!

Quotes by Abigail Breslin

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