Kenneth L. Khachigian Quotes

Actors think they're far more important than they are, and that can only lead to hurt. People with colossal self-importance have very far to fall.

As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself.

I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype.

Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.

I've been a golden boy for too long.

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.

As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves.

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.

There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.

Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way.

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.

Great good fortune coming suddenly and unexpectedly tends to make a people insolent

Entitlement is lethal.

Hubris is interesting, because you get people who are often very clever, very powerful, have achieved great things, and then something goes wrong - they just don't know when to stop.

I've seen guys who had the craziest amount of talent growing up and let that hype and whatnot and the money go to their head.

I'm the best. I should win everything.

It's good to have a healthy ego because that pushes you to succeed. But when you cross a line, and your views are not balanced, that's when you get into trouble.

Unchecked pride evolves into swagger, a hypnotizing mask of insecurity that can and does compromise our ability to make progress and attain power. Pride stands in the way of forgiveness and a strategic approach to navigating a chessboard rigged to prevent pawns from becoming kings and queens.

Success is always dangerous. It can make an asshole out of anybody.

When those with ability at their job get to thinking they can't be done without, they're already on their way out.

The top line is that hubris is a disease that comes from success.

Success hath made me wanton.

Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.

It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion