Quotes by Ego New Orleans cats don't play a lot of solos unless they got something to say. It's not an ego thing like it is with some other musicians. You say what you gotta say and then shut up. Dr. John catsnewyouego On a film crew, you can see very quickly that some people who are working with you are stronger than you. Then you have to have the humility to listen to them. And because very often they have better ideas than yours, it can be tough on the evil ego. But it makes a better film. Denis Villeneuve youegoevilpeople As a director, you're a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you're a better director if you're open to other people's ideas. It means that it's tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody's aiming in the same direction... I'm open to my main partners in the film crew. Denis Villeneuve youegolongpeople The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. Dean Acheson mirrorgreatmanego In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music. David Baker realizeaboutegomusic As an actor, I'm always critical watching others; it's just the nature of the beast. For me, any performance that doesn't cause my ego to say, 'I can do that' really signifies that it's spectacular. David Alan Basche performancemeegonature As far as base humiliation goes, acting is a tough business. It's a tough, embarrassing thing to do for a living when you're starting out, and you better not have any ego or pride, because that will be wiped away clean by utter devastation. Adam Scott betteryouegobusiness I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for. Al Alvarez yourthinkyouego Long ago, I had to sort of learn to have a thick skin to read some of the things you read in the papers and to also keep my ego in check when you read some really flattering things in the papers. Kenneth C. Griffin skinyouegolong The column's worked out great for me. I've gotten a ton of ego satisfaction, had a lot of fun, won a batch of prizes and occasionally done some public good. Allan Sloan greatgoodmeego Everybody knows, when you have a band, there's always going to be a hierarchy, and there's always going to be some issue where ego gets involved and causes some kind of shake-up. Ashleigh Murray youalwaysbandego I've never really minded being Mrs. Robbie Williams because my ego is relatively small, but it is really nice now that people know there is something else there besides that. Ayda Field neveregonicepeople I do have an ego, but I acknowledge the help I get. Anton Corbijn helpgetegoacknowledge I think part of becoming a wonderful actor and part of defining your craft is defining yourself and being confident in yourself, so when the hard knocks come, and you don't get a job for five years, and your ego is being kicked around, you can pull yourself out of it. Annaleigh Ashford yourselfjobyouego If I took myself too seriously, I would be a mess every day because the world keeps my ego in check. Anna Kendrick daymyselfegoworld Moving to L.A. was hard. I had a career in Spain, and you have to forget your ego. I was a nobody again. Ana de Armas nobodyyouegoforget We are all idealists in that we are ever discontented with the present state of the Ego and the World. Ameen Rihani everpresentegoworld We actors have a big problem. We have a lot of insecurity and we are fragile. We surround ourselves with people who praise our ego and lie to us... till that moment you realise that these people are not helping you get ahead. Amala Paul momentyouegopeople One big power of an actor is knowing when to say no to something. It can be very tempting to say yes to something, because you're flattered that somebody would like to work with you, and your ego sort of takes over, but it's important to ask whether there could be something you could add to a project by being part of it. Alex Lawther youegopowerwork When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu youegotimefunny«6667686970717273747576»
