Connections Quote by Paul Merton

For me, there's no dichotomy between being shy or a performer, because I think it's more a way of slightly presenting a version of…

— Julian Barratt

I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or not, kind…

— Don Rickles

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and…

— Michael Keaton

People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case…

— Rowan Atkinson

Being shy personally and performing are two different things.

— Cyd Charisse

Very few have the talent to make others laugh without being laughed at.

— M. S. Narayana

“Being able to make people laugh is great, but it takes on a different meaning if they are laughing at you, not with you.”

— Tadahiko Nagao

I'm definitely really shy on some level. But on another level, I'm all entertainer. It's a strange dichotomy, but it's true.

— Leigh Bingham Nash

I thought if I could make people laugh about how awkward I am, it'd make me less awkward. But you also realise how fun…

— Josie Long

You know, a lot of people have an instinct to downplay the fact that they are performing and be, like, 'There is no theatre…

— Ezra Furman

Making people laugh is a really fabulous thing because it means you're getting deep inside somebody, into their psyche, and their ability to look…

— Jane Lynch

The smaller an audience is, the more self-conscious they are. People are always looking at each other to see who is laughing. Because the…

— Baron Vaughn