The industry’s not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled ‘genetically engineered’, the public will shy away and won’t take them. – Jeremy Rifkin
I grew up being very shy, very much a bookworm, and I remember desperately wondering how to be accepted by the popular kids. – Lisa Kleypas
A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is perfectly content on her own. – Laurie Helgoe
It was an interesting process trying to get Bob to talk about the film because he’s such a shy person. He generally likes to talk when he really knows he has something to say. – Jay Roach
I’m certainly not shy, but I like playing it because I love those characters that are incredibly confident but really still a mess. – Melissa McCarthy
We didn’t have a phone when I was a kid, and I was too shy to smash any public phones, and our town didn’t have a pool hall either, so I had to hang out at the public library – and anyway, I told myself stories. – John Sladek
Dance really built my confidence on stage. I’m still a shy person. But I have a lot more confidence than I did when I started. – Leon Bridges
The hardest thing about being an actor, for me, is that if you are the 0.00001% of individuals who wants to do it, you’re a freak. And you’re an assertive freak. Though actors are often shy, there’s this tremendous assertive extroversion in you somewhere. – Janel Moloney
From the core, I’m a shy person, but when I’m on stage, I know how to put it aside. Of course, I’m not perfect, but I’ve definitely grown as far as being comfortable on stage. – Leon Bridges
My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage. – Jessica Raine
I’m kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That’s how I get out my shyness. – Marilyn Manson
I’m not shy, not reclusive, not any of those things, but the idea of a day in front of me when I have nothing to do, is just, oh what pleasure! – Linda Grant
After about the age of 13, I was a romance addict. Still am, though I read just about every other genre as well. The only thing I really shy away from is political thrillers. – Kristan Higgins
It’s kind of weird – I get shy when I’m around new people, still, even when I’m onstage. I come from not really wanting to be in lights or known or in front of people. – Leon Bridges
I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don’t know about the other part of it. I’m not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself. – Joan Allen
I think – I think I’ve always been kind of – I used to think of myself as a piece of rubber when I was a kid because I was kind of very shy and very – very emotional about things, but I kind of would bounce back. – Lynn Redgrave
I sometimes shy away because I don’t want to be too ‘showy-offy’ but the older I get I think, ‘You have a handkerchief, put it in your pocket.’ – Jude Law
I was very shy when I was younger. But I did have a terrible temperament. I would get angry very quickly, but the rest of the time I was this big goofball, playing the drums in a band and making out with girls. – Jeremy Renner