Downplaying Quotes

When people call me Sir Anthony I just think oh, that's a bit odd. But I'm not cynical about it. Um, I just feel more comfortable being called Tony or Mr. Hopkins, whatever name I'm called.

I enjoy playing football, and that's about it. I'm no-one special.

Hey, I'm not a politician. I'm a ham. I love to give speeches.

A lot of people say, 'Do you feel a lot of pressure?' There's not that much pressure, to be honest.

Because I don't really think of myself as a hunk, to be honest.

I'll downplay myself before I compliment myself.

I am not that big a method actor.

Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball.

I'm just a senior ditch digger.

I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.

It was nothing, just the normal thing to do at the time.

I didn't want to act like I'm too cool for school or anything like that.

LeBron's a good player, but I look at him as just a regular guy to me.

I'm not a star.

I never claimed to be anything more than a nice guy and an athlete.

Al Roker said I am 80 years 'young'; it's like saying Al Roker is 320 pounds 'thin'.

I mean, I'm humble... to me, I'm just a regular cat from Oakland, California.

You know, I'm really not that bright.

Now, now, little lady, you don’t want to believe all those things you read in the newspaper about crisis and upheavals, and the end of civilization as we know it. Dearie me, not at all.

I never really do anything show-off-y, I keep it humble.

I'm just a person. I'm not anything!

I'm just a small guy so if I'd dropped any more weight it would have been a bit ridiculous.

I'm a nerd. But I'm not that hard-core.

It just bothered me that you might think I'm somethin special. I aint.

Medals don't suit me. I'm not that kind of guy.