Martin Parr Quotes

I'm not much of a show-off.

I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet.

I'm not much at saying patriotic things.

If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has.

I'm not really trying to be too much of an actor or anything.

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.

What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love the sense of humour - it takes me back to Australia. The English are great at making fun of themselves. They're so self-effacing.

The more people say nice things about me, the more I feel it's false.

I was brought up to think you don't talk about yourself.

The thing is, you don't want to overact or be full of yourself.

I don't presume to think I'm great at anything.

Nothing is worse than a beautiful girl fishing for compliments by saying how gross she is. On the flip side, I find genuine humility and modesty attractive.

I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.

Always sing below your potential.

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on.

I just do what I do. It's not something that should be revered as something that's great.

... a modest man. He has every reason to be modest.

He [Clement Attlee] is a modest little man with much to be modest about.

Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth