Professional Ego Quotes

The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos. Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.

My husband has no desire to work with me. He gets paid a lot of money to write giant movies. He's not into humoring me with my projects.

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right.

I came from the music business, which reputedly has the biggest egos, but I really think the airline world caps it.

My work should speak, not being spotted on Page 3.

The reason actors are assholes is because they don't eat.

I've worked opposite so many male actors whose egos have been so delicate that it was just so hard to do the work.

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it - also realizing it.

Actors are a lot like professors on dissertation committees - it's a lot of ego, a lot of rallying for position, there is a lot at stake in every single interaction.

When those with ability at their job get to thinking they can't be done without, they're already on their way out.

The name of the show was 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' not 'Philip and Viv of Bel-Air.' If you didn't want to walk away from the best job in the world over a petty issue, you accepted the way it was.

I doubt anyone has ever accused comedians of solidarity before. It's hard to think of a less collegiate world than that of unabashed professional narcissists competing for attention; even when we reluctantly band together on panel shows, we're only trying to sell solo tours.

I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box office doesn't validate me as a person, or as an actor.

If I'm going to get overshadowed in a film, it's because of something that I haven't done, not because of what the other heroine has done or because I've focused on the amount of scenes she had in the film.

There is no other industry that is more self-congratulatory and self-delusional than journalism. Well, maybe with the exception of Hollywood.

In WWE, a lot of people took my passion as me thinking I was better or knew more.

I always think politicians and even my dentist have more egos than actors.

There are journalists who are drawn to the most extroverted, aggressive jobs because they get an ego high from it. It can be shocking to encounter them and even worse to work with them.

I say this to young actors: You don't get into this because you think you're average. You get into this because you think, 'I'm good.' It's an art form, and I'm an artist. But as an artist, you know there's not a soul in the world that's going to believe in you other than yourself.