Ego Quotes

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

You need ego but mine is not blinding.

It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out.

When you're older and wiser a lot of the ego has gone out of the window.

I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.

If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a small cadre of very bright, committed people who are questioning, exploring and understanding these emerging concepts.

I don't want the giant ego. I don't want to become Kevin Costner, singing on the soundtrack to The Postman.

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.

I have a big ego, and I'm a confident person, but when it comes down to being a jerk, that doesn't work for me, I tried it... for about ten years.

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.

Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.

If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything.

I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.

I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining.

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world.

To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing.

There are so many things to take into account - your ambition, your ego, the press, the consumers. You can never be sure that you'll be on top of the pile again.

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.

I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success.

My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.

Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's ego freedom to decide one way or another.

I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.