Self Effacing Quotes

I'm one of those people who would be OK with fading back into the background a little bit.

... a modest man. He has every reason to be modest.

Never be haughty to the humble, never be humble to the haughty.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a quiet guy.

Creating without claiming, Doing without taking credit, Guiding without interfering, This is Primal Virtue.

I'm a humble guy, I'm pretty down to earth.

I feel like people who don't brag are trying to make you jealous by thinking they're hiding something more even exciting.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.

For a much lauded writer, I'm not terribly self-absorbed. In social situations, which are difficult for me - I mean, this is an interview - I'm normally uncomfortable talking about myself.

I think of myself as a shy, modest, relatively unassuming person.

Modesty in an actor is as fake as passion in a call girl.

One thing my parents never raised me to be was a diva. I'm pretty low maintenance.

My parents are people who like to stay to themselves. They're quiet. They raised me not to be boastful about anything we do.

I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.

I'm not the type of guy who is going to be out in front of a microphone for attention.

I like Messi because he doesn't think he is Messi.

I was just a quiet kid, really. I wasn't the class clown at all.

I'm not a show-off by nature.

Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous.

I've never been very flashy or high-profile.

I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art!

I'm a low-profile guy.

I've always been the quiet, not-stand-up-for-myself kind of guy.

I like people who can and like to make fun of themselves!

Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.