Rhys Ifans Quotes

I think when you get to that point in your life where you're the first to laugh at yourself, you're at the best place of your life.

Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get.

I don't think anyone's ever accused me of too much self-love.

I'm totally cool being self-deprecating.

I don't take myself too seriously, as I think I used to years ago, when I was younger.

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

Apparently, I don't want to take myself too seriously.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself.

I always feel like I'm so boring, but I don't get bored with me.

I had to let my ego go a long time ago.

I've learned to have a sense of humor about myself. Lord knows everyone else does!

I'm a lot more grounded now, a lot more settled in my skin.

I'm not hard on myself - I brush those things off - but there are days when I'm pleased with myself, and days when I think I have elf ears.

If you spend the first 30 years of your life only trying to look good, you're not going to know yourself very well. If you got it, flaunt it.

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

This new thing about liking yourself, I find that absolutely appalling. Anyone who likes themselves, I just can't go too close to them. To me it's pure stupidity. But having some peace with yourself, that's quite a relief.

I never take myself too seriously.

A wonderful thing happens over time. You fall in love with the sound of your own voice.

It's part of my character not to take myself too seriously. That's one of the reasons I've been able to survive.

You have to start laughing at yourself at some point.

Compared to other people, I am not that narcissistic. Sometimes, I don't even plan all that I wear.