Brandon Jay McLaren Quotes

I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

I hate it when people come up to me when I'm eating.

I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube.

I don't paint the town red. But when I do go out, people always want to touch my hair. It happens every time.

If I go to a restaurant, other people stare. The meal is ruined.

It would be more weird if people didn't stare at me or shout at me.

I've had people come stand in front of the treadmill and wait for me to acknowledge their presence so they can speak.

Men need to be with women otherwise I don't think they really know how to behave. They'll just stare at me and it's awkward, so I scramble around in my mind to say the rudest things I can think of just to get something out of them.

One of my least favorite things is having my full name called out at the pharmacy. I always try to cut them off before they can say 'Spielberg.'

I dread handshakes. I've got some problems with my hands, and everywhere I go, people want to impress me with their grip. To make it worse, now women are coming up with that firm shake. So I'll say, 'Gimme five!' If a boy wants a handshake, I'll just give him a hug.

I don't actually like dates. I get awkward as I never know what to do.

I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're laughing.

I was always 'foot-in-mouth-Mia.'

Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo.

You know, I'm not really any good at working out when people are flirting with me. And I think I'm too flirtatious with people I'm trying not to flirt with! What I am good at is making people feel uncomfortable. I don't want to but it always ends up happening!

I'm not really very comfortable being hit on at all.

I was just sitting in Target, just getting over my cold. I blew my nose and I see these people looking at me and kind of whispering and pointing. Finally, I went, 'Is everything okay? Did I do something wrong? Do I have a booger on my face and no one's telling me?' I'm just not used to it.

I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.

There's nothing more frustrating than when fans use a nickname. That's like people you don't know using names from people that you're intimate with. Like if my mom has a nickname and a fan finds it out and starts using it, that's creepy.

My life is an awkward visit from the kids table.

I dreaded the dance scene in 'Love Actually' more than having my teeth extracted.

I wouldn't say I handle attention well. I'd say I stumble over pick-up lines poorly. I'm not good at any of that.

I think it's the human condition to be frequently embarrassed by your parents.

I don't enjoy being recognised. It's unpleasant.