Quote

They say shyness is a form of egotism, and you are only shy because you care too much about what people think of you. And maybe its true, maybe I am just an egotist.

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.

When you are shy, you live a lot in your own head.

Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of.

I am quite shy and people think I'm aloof.

Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.

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.

I think when people see that you are shy, or even just calm, collected and reserved, they think you can be pushed around, made to do everything they want - but that's definitely not true of me. The people closest to me know that's not the case. They know I'm not a pushover.

I'm actually much more shy and self-conscious than people's perception of me.