David Hume Quotes

Am I really cool? You're telling me I'm cool? Well, that's good to hear.

I have a folder where I keep all the articles the critics have written about me. It makes me feel good.

I cannot be so bad when everybody is so fond of me.

I do have at home the most ridiculous number of awards for what I have done, which is nice in terms of being patted on the back, yet it does cure you of caring about what other people say about you. Ultimately, you must have your own standard of what is good enough.

I will say that walking down the street, getting on the subway, taking the elevator, if there's one or two people and they say, 'Great job, Mayor,' that is a real turn-on. I mean, anybody that wouldn't find that satisfying, rewarding, exciting, thrilling - I think they should see the doctor.

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

I'd grown accustomed to seeing myself as someone who, if fallible and unworthy, had nevertheless managed to do one thing well enough to get recognition for it.

I think we respond well when we do something well.

You know I don't care if the world thinks I'm smart or not.

I don't want to become too self-conscious - it's why I never read reviews, even the good ones.

People say to me, 'You're a genius; you're great.' I don't know if I'll ever feel that way about myself. Some things, I feel like, are better left for other people to say, and I'm just not into, like, tooting my own horn or bragging or anything.

I love hearing positive things; somewhere, way deep down, I'm sure I'm an egomaniac. I guess all performers are, in a way.

I don't trust too much in personal trophies.

Why do men seek honour? Surely in order to confirm the favorable opinion they have formed of themselves.

I' ve won awards. And they didn't make me feel bad winning them. They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award.

Screen credit is valuable only when it's given you. If you're in a position to give yourself credit, you don't need it.

I'm not one of these people that needs to feel loved. I don't need to see my picture everywhere.

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

It's always overwhelming when you get a nice response to something, because you really invest in these projects, and you can't help but really care what other people think.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

I kept wanting to push my image as validity; I wanted to see my portrait on a wall and know it was okay.

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

We go around and talk about what are each of the kids most proud of from the previous week.