I was watching some James Gandolfini interviews lately after watching some sopranos and i couldn't help by admire the guy, not just from his acting but as him as a person.
Watching James, he was clearly a more shy individual, he was pretty timid, introverted, and even seemed to hate the limelight most times, but it never came across as "weak", insecure, or passive, and the thing that really stands out from this is that he still had this like almost masculine, or grounded vibe to him, like be didn't dominate conversations but he didn't shrink himself in them either.
I find for many shy people like myself, we tend to have this nervous energy to us, and become overly agreeable to just satisfy others and manage how they feel, but James didn't seem to do that at all. He was like himself, yet timid which is such an odd but mesmerizing pairing to see.
I know this is super autistic post lol but I wonder how this type of personality is formed, it super
fascinating to see.