Quotes About Ego

The best way to tell an actor he's going to be working more and much harder is to appeal to his ego.

The moment I make a big deal of anything, I can't do that thing.

I have a little bit of a big head.

I definitely had a big head, and I'll be the first to admit that I made some bad decisions. But back when I was making those decisions, in my head I was doing no wrong.

That worried me early on in my career - that I would change. If I went to New York or Los Angeles that I would become somebody I wouldn't like. That person that gets a big head and starts thinking they're more special than anyone else. I never wanted to be that person.

I look at the big picture and try not to create with ego.

I was the National Juco Player of the Year, so I thought I was a big shot.

My biggest problem is overconfidence.

What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor.

I'm used to the egos in the 1960s, '70s and '80s where people just expected massive success and thought it was their birth right to be successful.

When I was playing Bishop, I would always walk on set thinking, 'This is my show; this is a show all about me.'

The first movie, I was 23; I thought I knew everything, but my ego soon took an irrevocable blow.

I never had this ego where I must write everything. I'm not Bob Dylan.

I'd never want to get too big for my boots.

It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.

I knew very early on that I wasn't Brad Pitt.

I always brag about my football skills.

It's two different brains: the mom brain that's, like, selfless and ego-free, and the on-stage 'Look at me. Like, listen to my song. Hope you like it.' There, it is all ego.

I am a self-made brat.

There are a lot of people very sure of themselves that need to be brought back down to Earth. As good as they think they are, they're really not.

Once you leave your ego behind and let the good light in, you shine good light back. That may be a bit Buddhist but so what.

Succeeding makes us feel good. But beating someone else makes us feel really good. Comparing ourselves to others and coming out on top creates a sense of entitlement. And when we feel entitled, we cheat more because, of course, the rules don't apply to awesome people like us.

Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.