Quotes About Ego

I don't read reviews. I refuse to have my ego inflated or deflated by someone I don't know.

One should at least have some self-righteous ego. Not in the sense that you refuse to apologise even when judges reason with you to apologise. Self-righteous ego in the sense that nobody can force you to apologise if there is no reason to do so.

Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.

I don't regard myself as big time.

Any of us in the public eye must remember: Never, ever believe your own press, and pray to develop a hypersensitive gag reflex regarding your own importance.

I've always been really turned off by a show where you're kind of just rooting for someone regardless of the stupid things that they do, or regardless of how their ego is clearly driving what they're doing.

I'm petrified of reincarnation because, you know, I like being me.

I relate to Michael Keaton's character in 'Birdman' so much, how he has that voice being so mean and then another boosting his confidence.

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

What really hits Trump is when you prove to people that Trump isn't for you - that Trump is about Trump.

I have met people who have called me the god of hockey, but in my head, I know who I am.

I just don't take myself as seriously anymore. But as a result of that, I am taking myself more seriously. My ego has gone on holiday, and it can't get a flight back home.

You've got to swank in Hollywood.

I know an awful lot of Hollywood people, who are so self-important, I can't understand it.

Maybe I'm ego-tripping, but I don't find myself a particularly horrible person, so I don't think I need to hold back anything I think or feel.

Everything comes back to the horse, which is why I love it. You put your ego aside, and you concentrate on getting the best performance out of this creature.

There's no better feeling than beating someone who's up on a high horse.

I was hot and I knew it and it went to my head.

I don't care about how many times somebody recognizes my face.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

I still believe heavily that we have to be careful about having this ego and hubris as a successful corporation, that we should do it all. Because then I think we start to fail our customers and we're too focused on taking over the world.

I have to tell you, you can't have an ego when you're an actor. A lot of actors have them, but in reality most of those people are just sensitive artists dying for a hug and a compliment.

People all want to hug me. They want to touch The GC!

It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.