Asking the director of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to read my novel was exactly as terrifying as you’d think. I came this close to not doing it because I was so embarrassed. But he was so gracious about it.
I am not embarrassed to be a banker. I am not embarrassed to be in business.
The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, ‘Hey, how’d your dad do this weekend?’ ‘Well, he finished fifth or sixth’.
I remember my first visit with my guru. He had shown that he read my mind. So I looked at the grass and I thought, ‘My god, he’s going to know all the things I don’t want people to know.’ I was really embarrassed. Then I looked up and he was looking directly at me with unconditional love.
It fascinates me that there’s this instinct to blame something else when you’re embarrassed or caught.
I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.
Mitt Romney understands the private sector, he understands how profit is created, and he isn’t embarrassed by it.
Computers absolutely changed my life. Before I had a computer, I had never written one thing. Not one thing. I’m a very bad speller and I was embarrassed by that. When I would type, the little mistakes would make me nutty, and I would never edit anything.
Every time I fumble or drop a ball I am embarrassed.
I get embarrassed when I go to an actor or actress’s home and it’s filled with pictures of them.
I always try to make/produce shows that can be viewed by the entire family. I never want to intentionally make anything that I will be embarrassed by or that people of any age can’t watch.
To make money, I did portraits . The truth is so bizarre! I’m kind of embarrassed. I was like a 19th-century pirate painter. I’d say, ‘Your mom would love a painting of you!’ A salesman! I’d hawk paintings.
I would like to tell you as the president of the republic, I am not embarrassed to listen to the Youth of my country and to respond to them.
I didn’t think I ever knew how one managed to be so lucky as to work in this industry. It was a dream I was a little bit embarrassed by.
I have a four year old and I’m telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn’t believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons.
I write really slowly, and my lines are really, really terrible all the time. It takes so long for me to get them to be where I won’t be embarrassed to sing them, and then feel like they’re great.
I think anyone who gets the Nobel Prize has to be a little bit embarrassed to be picked out when there have been so many people who have contributed.
When I first became brave enough to tell people that I wrote poems, so many people would rave to me about Edna St. Vincent Millay’s work. I was embarrassed not to have read her, and I think that put me off from reading her for a long time. So many of her poems are just impeccable.
I’m an aggressive woman who gets things done, and that’s the way it is, and I’ve never been embarrassed about the fact that I am pushy.
I’m always slightly embarrassed to meet other actresses of my vintage. We have so little in common. They’re all so dedicated. I find – so desperate.
I don’t think I’m that knowledgeable. I don’t think I am that good looking even. I feel embarrassed when people say these things to me.
I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That’s what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can.
I’ve got to say that I don’t see myself as some sort of political type like Alec Baldwin or Barbra Streisand. I don’t want to come across like that. I’d be embarrassed if that was the way I came across.
I get embarrassed a lot of times getting attention, but I like being onstage. Do you know what I mean? If I’m in a crowd of people and they’re all looking at me, I will feel embarrassed. It’s a strange dichotomy.
I hid the fact that I had an aneurysm for a very long time. I was embarrassed, and I just felt like no one needed to know because it made me look weak. Who would of thought someone my age, at 23, had a brain aneurysm?
For some reason, as a kid, I felt outwardly embarrassed to say that I liked rock music. I don’t know where that came from. For me, it just wasn’t cool – orchestral music was cool.
I don’t want to be embarrassed when I go to see something on the screen. I don’t want to listen to foul language, watch a lot of violence or see something immoral. I prefer stories with sensitivity and family values; films that strive to lift you up to a higher place in life.
I’m constantly embarrassed at the level of attention actors get and the level of money that we get. It’s completely disproportionate. I think you have to feel guilty about it. I think it makes you a better person to keep reminding yourself.
In South Africa there are many women with a large chest. There you are not embarrassed when you visit a lingerie store to get a bra fitted.
When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn’t focused on school – I was into the music and trying to please my dad.
You may be embarrassed about the way you looked and the wacky clothes you wore when you were young, but normally, at least it’s hidden in a box in the attic.
I get embarrassed by people. It’s really awkward for me to have a chat with people who have been to see a gig.
I wasn’t a perfect thing at 17. I didn’t have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn’t want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time.
I once owned a really, really ugly pair of white leather boots. They were so bad. It was back in the ’80s! It was just a really tacky fashion choice when I was in middle school, and I thought it was cool. I’m really embarrassed.
When you’re around your family, and you have that history and that shared language, you say things you’d be embarrassed to hear quoted back to you later.
I always think that I’ve embarrassed myself.
I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training.
There were days when my dad and grandpa had to work and I would call a cab to get to school. I felt a little embarrassed and would get out a block before school. There were kids getting dropped off in a Mercedes or Lexus. I didn’t want them to see me.
One time I had an awkward moment on purpose, you know, just to see what it feels like. I slipped getting out of my car at a big event. I got out of the car and fell face first into the street. A lot of cameras were on me. I was pretty embarrassed. I did it on purpose, though.
I get embarrassed saying what I do. If you’re chatting to a cabbie, and they don’t know you’re an actor, I cringe because it’s always coupled with the inevitable, ‘So, what have I seen you in?’ And you’re left reciting your CV.
I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.
I do what I believe the Lord did, and that is walk in love with all mankind, which I don’t see a lot of Christians doing. Christians can be so judgmental that it can turn off people who are considering converting. It makes me a little embarrassed, to tell you the truth, when I hear Christians criticizing others.
Not everything looks great on Google. Megan’s meltdown on Celebrity Big Brother’ is not great. A classic – but I’m embarrassed by it.
Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly.
I was not a Southern California girl. I hated having my photograph taken. I felt shy and embarrassed around famous people.
We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.
I’m black, and it’s a very important part of what I am. I’m not embarrassed about it.
People get embarrassed about admitting they feel low but you can’t help the way you feel. Which is why exercise, taking vitamins and having time out for meditation are so important.
Reclaiming the word ‘fat’ was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that’s ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.
