Self-Deprecating Quotes
20 quotes by 20 authors
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The people I grew up around who I really liked were quick on the draw. It always just wowed me. And my mum would make…
— Drew Barrymore
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I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.
— Teddy Thompson
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I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy…
— Diablo Cody
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My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy.…
— Dwayne Johnson
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I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times, and…
— Rachael Ray
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I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating.
— Adam Levine
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I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have…
— Teresa Palmer
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I've always been a fan of a Johnny Carson because he was so great with an audience and not afraid of self-deprecating humor.
— Vince Vaughn
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You know when you tell a self-deprecating story at a dinner party, everyone's laughing along with you? But then when someone else repeats that same…
— Toby Young
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I'm not saying this just to be self-deprecating, but I have always taken delight in playing people who are oblivious, because I do think I…
— Ty Burrell
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size…
— Warwick Davis
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I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.
— Jules Asner
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I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of…
— Peter Eisenman
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride.…
— Nathan Fillion
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I have not taken my good looks seriously from the beginning. When I would be teased by my friends about my looks, I would just…
— Arjun Rampal
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I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt.
— Charlie Cox
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Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson…
— Adam McKay
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I like a man with a nice, self-deprecating sense of humour.
— Christina Hendricks
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it…
— John Ortberg
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I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in a self-deprecating and…
— Mika Brzezinski
Who Wrote These Self-Deprecating Quotes
20 authors contributed a total of 20 Self-Deprecating Quotes as follows: