"Most actors are basically neurotic people. Terribly, terribly unhappy. That`s one of the reasons they become actors. Nobody well adjusted would ever want to expose himself or herself to a large group of strangers. Think of it. Insanity! Generally, by their very nature - that is if they`re at all dedicated - actors do not make good parents. They are altogether egotistical and selfish. The better the actor - and I hate to say it, the bigger the star - why, the more that seems to be true. Honestly, I don`t think I`ve ever known one - not one! - star who was successfully able to combine a career and family life."
- Margaret SullavanA lot of my best parts I`ve been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything.
- Michael CaineI am getting tired of these fights (with backers.) Each time you get into a fight the world closes in a bit. You start losing an innocence, a belief that everything is possible. Terry Jones thinks I`m belligerent and egotistical, and that I`ve got to get into a fight to keep me going. It does keep me awake. But I limit it to the fights that are worth it nowadays.
- Terry GilliamPure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not. It`s the real performers on the street who can hold people`s attention and keep them from walking away.
- Andy KaufmanI`m an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.
- Lou ReedI don`t like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn`t help but feel sorry for the pitcher.
- Rogers HornsbyThe more self-centered and egotistical a guy is, the better ballplayer he`s going to be.
- Bill LeeIf you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
- Allan GreggMy egotistical concern was less that I would fail to relate to my classmates than that they would know nothing of my uniquely tortured life`s course and, thus, me.
- Allan Gurganus