Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.
Most inventors and engineers I've met are like me. They're shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone.
Americans are shy about the body. I have to remember that when I go there.
When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.
Songs will always become a story in some way. I think it's my strongpoint as a writer musically. I don't shy away from it. It's not really an effort. It's how I write songs.
I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn't a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn't deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.
People think that I'm haughty and stuck up, but really I'm just very shy.
I think I've always been half out of my shell and half in. Sometimes I can be extremely wild and sometimes I can be extremely shy. It just depends on the day.
I'm a shy, nervous person, and I don't like teaching with "terms. " I didn't teach them, like, "This is first person, this is second person, this is foreshadowing," or whatever, so no one probably felt like they were learning anything. But I feel like teaching in that way reduces the concept to a term.
I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention.
I will never shy away from embarrassing myself for a good cause
I wasn't a great student, C average. I was pretty shy, but I drank a lot of beer.
Cowards can't be faulted for being shy. They can't be held responsible for anything.
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.
People think that I'm a really outgoing person because of how I am on stage. But I'm not. I'm really shy.
I'm a little more shy and not comfortable dancing in front of a large crowd.
Traveling is the only passion that doesn't need to feel shy in front of intellect.
I am a very private person. I still get shy at times.
I was a shy ugly kid who led a big fantasy life. I thought I was an angel sent from heaven, to cure polio. When Dr. Salk did that I was really pissed off.
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me