James Nesbitt Quotes

I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.

You must never get carried away by your success; many people tend to do so after they achieve success in the initial stages of their life. Your feet must be on the ground all the time.

I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.

Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.

The day I get too big for myself, my mum will slap me down!

Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

I'm not a diva - not yet, anyway.

I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.

I might have faults but I'm not a big head.

You'll find that I'm modest when you get to know me.

My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

You never can stay enough humbled.

I'll downplay myself before I compliment myself.

Ego can be a dangerous thing. We all have one but it needs to be contained.

There are a lot of people very sure of themselves that need to be brought back down to Earth. As good as they think they are, they're really not.

It's not good to have a huge ego.

After Stand By Me came out, people were telling me, 'You're so good,' 'You're going to be a star,' and things like that. You can't think about it. If you take it the wrong way, you can really get high on yourself. People get so lost when that happens to them. They may think they have everything under control, but everything is really out of control. Their lives are totally in pieces.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is what keeps us there.

Success is a lousy teacher.

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a fortune-cookie answer," I said with a laugh, and even he smirked at me.

I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.