I think a lot of singers are shy people. I suppose singing on stage is not like talking; you are not as exposed.
That's the poisoned chalice: when you're shy, people assume you're arrogant.
All of us introverts aspire to be more outgoing, but it's not in our nature. When I was nearly 50, I discovered that the best thing to do was to tell everyone I worked with that I'm just shy. People are not mind readers - you need to let them know.
Lots of shy people dress a bit too much. It's just kind of an armour. People say the same thing about me.
I am shy. People misconstrue it as arrogance.
Swedes are a really humble and shy people in many ways, but I think it's pretty much the same as in the U.S. Little girls want to take photographs with me at lunch.
Acting attracts shy people and show-offs.
I continue to be very shy. I think a lot of actors and performers are really weird, shy people working it out onstage. I don't know why that is.
Well, Bill, I don't think you're going to find many shy people that are in the political business.
I was so shy, it almost paralyzed me in social settings. And as shy people know, that can become a vicious cycle: The more uncomfortable you feel around people, the more you retreat, and the more shy you get.
