Young adult novels don’t shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and ‘Blubber,’ the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take. – Jami Attenberg
I didn’t do particularly well with girls at school. I was very shy. I’m not saying that was the only reason I didn’t do well with them, but I just didn’t. – Jamie Dornan
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. – Arundhati Roy
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. – Bill Wyman
There’s a certain amount of self-aggrandising with actors, and I’m terribly shy of that. – Anna Chancellor
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. – Austin Butler
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. – Bill Bryson
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. – Anne Hathaway
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. – Adriana Lima
The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can’t write a story where someone is a simple victim because it’s boring. – Chuck Palahniuk
I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me. – Chris Brown
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. – Cassandra Clare
Don’t try to be what you’re not. If you’re nervous, be nervous. If you’re shy, be shy. It’s cute. – Adriana Lima
I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people. – Allegra Huston
Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time. – Bradley Chicho
I’m just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood – but not very often. – Brian Wilson
