Arabella Weir Quotes

When I was a teenager, I went on an organised three-day tour of Rome. It was the worst experience ever. I promised myself that I would never travel like that again, with someone telling you what to see and what not to see.

I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.

I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.

I know people who enjoy having 10 people running around and doing things for them. I don't. I feel awkward in such situations. It gives you a false sense of importance.

Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyone's got a free range for you.

I try to avoid large crowds.

I really hate being recognised. I'm quite a shy person, and I'm not very good at talking to strangers. So when people come up to me in the street, I just find it quite awkward. I don't really know what to say to them.

I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment.

It's weird when people come up to me and know stuff about my life. That sort of creeps me out.

I really like the group tour better than going it alone. First of all, it kind of takes the pressure off a little. I'm not a naturally extroverted person. But I also like it because it brings in new fans. For example, someone who really loves Aprilynne Pike's books might pick up mine and vice versa.

I'm glad I don't live in Primrose Hill any more. I couldn't even walk through the park. You never invite that kind of attention.

I'm more the sort of person who doesn't like hugging strangers because we don't know each other, so we shouldn't.

My friends hated going out with me because people think they can grab you and talk to you how they want. At the end of the day, you're still a human being, and I don't like being treated that way - I prefer to live a quiet life.

I'm a very shy person towards my intimacy and private life.

I'm not a hugely social person. Obviously there's a big part of the job that requires that as actors, but it's not the most comfortable for me. I'm a homebody. I don't go out. My life is work and family. There's not a lot in between. That's how I like it.

I felt uncomfortable in cliques.

I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups.

You always see a better side of where you're visiting when a local shows you around.

The truth is I hate cocktail parties when the only person I know is my supposed date, and he abandons me the minute we come in the door.

I like big crowds. I find it easier to focus.

I think I am a travel junkie, and I have never enjoyed anything else in my life more than travelling and going to places.

I am not a people person. It's not that I am shy, but I am more comfortable in an atmosphere of one-on-one. I hate crowds and parties.

I'm intimidated anytime I work with someone who's directly outside my very insulated group of friends.

It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide. They can tell you all the anecdotes that make a place interesting. I'm one for rushing off to museums at the crack of dawn, eating fabulous things on terraces for lunch, and enjoying long dinners on balmy evenings.

I've always felt happy in my own company. It's only when I get around other people that things get sticky.