The dominant type of humor in the '60s was essentially defensive and self-deprecating, using humor as a shield. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Brummies run themselves down, they're very self-deprecating. Whereas Yorkshire people certainly aren't. — Jonathan Meades Copy Share Image
Early on when I started talking about my weight, it was self-deprecating; everything was a joke. — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be modest of self-deprecating or in any way trying to do that. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
In the still of the night I can hear my thoughts and dance into obscurity. — Kevin Sparks Copy Share Image
I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating. — Adam Levine Copy Share Image
My type of comedy is always self-deprecating, the joke's always on me. — Asim Chaudhry Copy Share Image
I have not taken my good looks seriously from the beginning. When I would be teased by my friends about my looks,… — Arjun Rampal Copy Share Image
Garry Shandling's stand-up specials were masterpieces of tightly crafted stories that delivered both hard jokes and hard truths. He was neurotic and… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
Humility is not self deprecating, rather it is the quiet internal confidence allowing you to accept things as they are, especially yourself;… — Casar Jacobson Copy Share Image
“Nothing humbles a beautiful woman better than not being wanted by a man whose girlfriend or wife is ugly (or not as… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating,… — Peter Eisenman Copy Share Image
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. — Teddy Thompson Copy Share Image
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best,… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted… — Teresa Palmer Copy Share Image
I was hanging around the hot girls once and after the fourth time they heard me make some kind of self-deprecating reference… — Esther Povitsky Copy Share Image
I get that racism exists, but it's not a catalyst for my content. I don't need to talk about race to have… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
When I read the pilot for Married with Children, it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of… — Ed O'Neill Copy Share Image
Leonard Cohen can give you "Leonard Cohen" - the self-deprecating wit, the slow, considered speech, the perfectly-honed anecdote - Tom Waits is… — Sylvie Simmons Copy Share Image
You learn to laugh at yourself, and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off… — John Cena Copy Share Image
“UN-Impressives • Lying. • Bragging. • Gossiping. • Cursing and using foul language. • Making self-deprecating comments. • Regularly expressing worry and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
It's bloody annoying being shy. I'll spend a whole evening at a party asking everyone else about themselves. I'm not being self-deprecating;… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
“To this day, I admire the way Jim owned his roots. I learned from him that being self-deprecating doesn't show weakness. It… — Megyn Kelly Copy Share Image
The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating. — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
A conglomerate heap of trash, that's what I am. But it burns with a high flame. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Making self-deprecating jokes about your sex life is the fastest way to win a place in my heart. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I've always at least tried to be self-deprecating when I say anything about myself. As long as you set the bar low,… — Megan Fox Copy Share Image
My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
You know when you tell a self-deprecating story at a dinner party, everyone's laughing along with you? But then when someone else… — Toby Young Copy Share Image
Here's the thing about Jews in Hollywood. Not to stereotype, but the Jews I know here are the funniest, most self-deprecating people… — Ben Feldman Copy Share Image
The people I grew up around who I really liked were quick on the draw. It always just wowed me. And my… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
“We make a messed-up pair, don't we?" "The soldier and the junkie," Daniel said with a self deprecating chuckle. "Ex-soldier and ex-junkie,"… — Isabelle Rowan Copy Share Image
You have to maintain who you are as a person and stay true to yourself - that's my biggest moral as a… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in… — Mika Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Being realistic doesn't require being self-deprecating, being serious all the time, or seeing things in a negative light. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Apart from anything else, in the most genuinely self-deprecating way, I find it very hard to watch myself on screen, whatever you… — Ulrika Jonsson Copy Share Image
Democrats, if they're smart and they're not brain-dead, are doing two things right now.They're having self-deprecating humor written for them. There was… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
