Gene Simmons Quotes

Celebrity is okay as long as you know it's not about you.

As big as my ego may be, I'm really not of the belief that I can't be replaced. I didn't invent the wheel. There's someone else out there who can do what I do, maybe a little differently. I believe that Kiss is bigger than its individual members.

I'm not that bothered about press nights as an actor or, particularly, by what people say about me, because I see myself as a reasonably small cog.

I don't have an ego; I'm not egotistical or anything like that.

I think there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

I consider myself more exportant than important.

Clearly I've got an ego.

I did not have any delusions of grandeur as a kid.

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

I think maybe Mr. Sinise and Mr. Bacon have slightly bigger egos than I do.

I'm not so vain as to believe that my involvement changes anything whatsoever.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

I don't sense that I am someone's hero, though I'm happy when people like my work. I've learned how to be gracious about it, but I try to let it go by. I've seen how, if people start taking on those accolades, it can ruin them completely.

The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.

If people are like, 'Oh, you're an icon,' then whatever. But who thinks of themselves like that? It's not like I have posters of myself on the wall.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

You need ego but mine is not blinding.

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates.

Am I an ego on legs? No I am not. Do I want to be seen out there all the time saying everything? No, I don't.

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.

For us... you know, we're not The Beatles.

If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being.

I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.