When you say introverted celebrity, it may sound confusing, but it’s actually not. What many people don’t know it that introverts are not necessarily shy. They don’t suffer from social phobia either. In fact, these people can socialize easily, but they just prefer not to. When you look at some of the most public people in history and even today, you will find introverts make up a big part of that list. Keep on reading and see for yourself.

Courteney Cox

 

 

 

 

 

 

The former Friends star cited personality differences as one of the reasons for her split with David Arquette. “I’m a homebody. I like to have people over, but I’m a little socially not — I don’t love it,” she told Howard Stern in a 2011 radio interview, People reported. “David — he doesn’t drink anymore, he’s completely sober — but he likes to go out and dance. He really is a very gregarious guy. He’s very outgoing. I’m much more of an introvert.”

Keanu Reeves

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time magazine dubbed Keanu Reeves as “Hollywood’s Biggest Introvert” in 2005. Despite being one of the biggest names in Hollywood, Keanu is one of the only stars to not own a mansion, not wear fancy clothes, and not have a bodyguard. In fact, for one of his birthdays, Keanu bought himself a cake at a bake shop, started eating it alone, and would offer a piece to fans that came up to him. This is why the nickname “sad Keanu” started, when in fact Keanu isn’t constantly sad, he just likes to do things alone.

Blake Lively

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I’m actually a very shy person—that’s a big secret, so don’t tell,” Blake said. “But being in acting classes pushed me to break out of that a little bit. It’s like nature versus nurture: I’m naturally very shy, but I was brought up in a way where I had to get up and get out of that.”

Johnny Depp

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnny Depp comes off extremely shy in his interviews and in his actual life he tends to shy away from the spotlight, which is why he moved to France. “I’m shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I’ve done everything I can to avoid it,” Depp once said.

Emma Watson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emma has said she credits her introverted personality for her reputation as a non-party girl. “It’s interesting, because people say things to me like, ‘It’s really cool that you don’t go out and get drunk all the time and go to clubs,’ and I’m just like, I mean, I appreciate that, but I’m kind of an introverted kind of person just by nature, it’s not like a conscious choice that I’m making necessarily. It’s genuinely who I am,” she told Rookie earlier this year. “Have you seen Quiet by Susan Cain? … It discusses how extroverts in our society are bigged up so much, and if you’re anything other than an [extrovert] you’re made to think there’s something wrong with you. That’s like the story of my life. Coming to realize that about myself was very empowering, because I had felt like Oh my god, there must be something wrong with me, because I don’t want to go out and do what all my friends want to do.”

Angelina Jolie

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2005, this Hollywood beauty revealed that she loves to spend a lot of time by herself because it helps her develop as a person. She’s also confessed that she meets new people on her own terms, rather than following a crowd. She’s also recently been quoted admitting that she doesn’t have many friends outside of her family. She said, “I don’t have a lot of friends. I’ve been alone a lot. You know what it is? I think when you’re alone, when you go someplace and you’re by yourself, you end up meeting new people and you develop.”

Keira Knightley

 

 

 

 

 

 

She once said: “I am crap at parties. I tend to sit in the corner. I’ll sit in the corner and find one person to talk to or I’ll go on the dance floor and get quite drunk. But I am not good at that whole thing.”