Daphne du Maurier Quotes

I won't ever direct a film. And I certainly won't write an autobiography. Only self-obsessed people want to write or talk about themselves!

There's a danger in Hollywood of becoming self-obsessed.

Where's the mileage in an autobiography? Anyone who writes one inevitably casts themselves as a hero, and I'm not about to do that.

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.

Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.

If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.

I got too caught up in Hollywood, being so into myself and my image.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.

Usually, autobiography is such an indulgence of the ego.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

I used to spend a lot of time just thinking about myself, thinking that the party started when I showed up.

For six months I'd do movies and make it all about me. Then the other six months, it's not about me and it doesn't matter what my hair looks like or what anything looks like.

We humans are self-absorbed by nature, and spend most of our time focusing inwardly on our emotions, on our wounds, on our fantasies.

Writing your memoir is inherently narcissistic.

I believe that 'ego' is much overused term.

In essence, Trump thinks everything should be about him, for him, for his benefit and glorification - and he can't comprehend, and doesn't care about, anything that isn't.

Boris Johnson has only ever cared about Boris Johnson.

You can't get too caught up in yourself.

Life's about ego. So for someone to talk about my ego, as they are writing their piece about my ego, I'm wondering what they're doing with their ego?

If you do not want to explore an egoism you should not read autobiography.

Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age; but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.

There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought!

The more any one speaks of himself, the less he likes to hear another talked of.

Writing a memoir has a particularly excited sense of narcissism.