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It was perfectly me: pleasant enough, and then receding from immediate concern.
There’s a misconception that celebrities must love socializing, because all we ever see them do is get dressed up, go to fancy parties, and wait for people to take their picture. But you can be famous and still be shy, a plain old introvert, or even a person with social anxiety.
Catastrophizing is my general approach to all social events: how, when, and why it will implode are the first things I think about when I’m throwing a party. And that all takes time!
My barometer for making friends is that you can’t get to know someone by hearing about everything they like—you need to hear about what they don’t like. It’s only when you are willing to go out on a limb by admitting you’re not a fan of something that you’re vulnerable enough to earn my trust.
