Emma Donoghue Quotes

Remember the phrase - 'Act your age, not your shoe size?' That didn't apply to me, as they were the same until the age of 12 when my feet stopped growing.

Even though I am fantastic looking, I am still quite intelligent.

When you're eight years old nothing is your business.

I just don't take myself as seriously anymore. But as a result of that, I am taking myself more seriously. My ego has gone on holiday, and it can't get a flight back home.

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

The eyes of childhood are magnifying lenses.

Sometimes I think I'm a really interesting guy.

When you're a kid, you think you can jump out the window and be okay. But when you get older, you think, "Wait a minute - I can't fly!"

Well, when I was six years old I decided, not that I was going to be, but with my usual modesty, that I was a writer.

We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.

I'm so great even I get tongue-tied talking to myself.

I was born modest; not all over, but in spots.

Nobody can make more fun of me than I already make of myself.

I don't have big anxieties. I wish I did. I'd be much more interesting.

Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.

Clearly I am a person who suffers from a lack of ego.

So, I'm the Eighth Wonder of the World. It's flattering and very, very funny.

I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.

I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important.

I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.

I'm severely overrated. I'm just above a hack. That should be the name of my new DVD: 'Chris Rock: Slightly Above Hack'.

I'm a very, very handsome man, and have had to come to terms with it... um, do I like the way I look? In the right light, and with a following wind.

I'm so down to earth, I'm bringing gravity back.

You have to make the effort with children. You can't have them thinking that I reckon I'm special, otherwise they'll start thinking they're special. I want them to feel normal for as long as possible because God knows they'll reach an age when they'll be told they're not.

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.