Actor Quote by Emily Mortimer

One of the reasons that I needed to become an actor was that I didn't have any self-confidence.

— David Jason

And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being…

— Cody Horn

I never thought I actually could be an actor. I was always pretty shy and quiet.

— Danny Burstein

As a kid, I never thought I'd be an actress. Never, ever, ever, no way. I was really shy - bordering on social disorder…

— Rebel Wilson

My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it.

— Bruce Robinson

I was a painfully shy person in my pre-acting days.

— Lucy Deakins

Given how shy I was as a kid, the young me would be astonished to discover that I've made a career out of acting.

— Martin Kemp

When I was little, I had a feeling that I was going to end up being an actress. I spent a lot of time…

— Summer Glau

I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if…

— Lucille Ball

I started to think maybe I could become an actor, but I didn't have the confidence.

— Gong Yoo

I was always really shy. That's why being in front of cameras like this is uncomfortable. I found that when I was a kid,…

— Austin Butler

I was painfully shy as a child; I was dyslexic. I had a single mother who's an immigrant. I just didn't believe acting was…

— Kaya Scodelario