Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper respect for what you do builds more self-respect.

It's always nice to hear nice things, but I don't suddenly go out and think I'm the best thing since sliced bread.

My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass.

I'm the opposite of jealous.

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny.

Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to raise those feet too swiftly to fools and bores.

I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does.

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

The show was written just for us. We all thought we were the prettiest and the funniest.

Anybody that's got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that's how I've always looked at it.

I don't take myself seriously. Others should take me seriously, I don't.

Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual - I know it. Tell me I'm funny, and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me.

The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.

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

I have a healthy amount of humility.

People think I have an interesting walk. Hell, I'm just trying to hold my gut in.

I'm not cocky at all. You ask anybody, I'm one of the nicest guys. I try to be as humble as I can, but if you work hard, sometimes you know that you earned more respect.

Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with.

I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman.

As a younger actor you want to be approved of, you want to gain respect, be admired. All of those things. To say: 'This is me playing this character. And aren't I fantastic!' I don't feel that so much now.

I'm no good at the one-liner thing. It's just not me.

My mom is a very independent person, and she's the funniest, smartest person in the room, all the time.

I don't think the world is jealous of me.