Gertrude Stein Quotes

I had a sense of who I was before I got famous.

There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there could be any at all.

I think I'm the most underrated superstar that's out there, but that doesn't matter to me.

Sometimes I think I'm a really interesting guy.

From day one, I was already famous in my own head. It didn't take anything to make me feel that way. I know I'm totally not famous. I mean, it just depends on your perspective.

A man's worth is what he is divided by what he thinks he is.

It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.

There are so many people in the world and not everybody knows who I am, some people do, but I just don't think a lot of people know who I am.

I don't expect anybody to know who I am.

I like people wanting to know about me.

Fame is a weird one. You need to distance yourself from it. People see a value in you that you don't see yourself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I guess my voice is more recognizable than I know!

It's crazy to call myself as the sexiest woman. I'm like, wow; this is cool. Looking at the past years, I was expecting 5th or 6th position. But standing on the 3rd position was totally unexpected.

It's always flattering when you get compliments, but it's more of a measure of who you are at the time than anything else.

Of course I have an ego.

You are what you think. I really believe that. And I don't think you ever stop doubting yourself.

Everybody knows who I am.

I've had a lot of accolades throughout my career, but that hasn't really changed me. I know that comes with the winning.

I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star.

I've never really minded being Mrs. Robbie Williams because my ego is relatively small, but it is really nice now that people know there is something else there besides that.

At age 14, you are just beginning to work out who you think you are, and being famous is a huge distortion of reality, and it's not healthy for a young person to be considered more special than their peers. So, I would say it hindered my self-esteem but in later years gave me a great perspective that I wouldn't have if I hadn't experienced that.

I think I'm still, in many ways, a terribly self-conscious person. I'd probably be shooting and think, "Well, how does my hair look?"

I don't know what kind of egomaniac is sitting at home thinking about the impact they have had on the culture. It's not something I actually think about until it comes up.

I've always avoided those sorts of self-assessments because if you give yourself a 10 out of 10 people think you're a big head, if you give yourself a 6 out of 10 they think you're plagued with self-doubt, so I'm just not going to rate myself.