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I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of people are in it to make money, and coming from stand-up, you have to work so hard because almost nothing works, and if you lose the audience for three minutes, you're dead.

I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion.

When you're an actor, you can be hindered by your own narcissism.

It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point.

There's a thin line between narcissism, even if it's a healthy narcissism, and entertainment.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

Part of ego is displaying the ego. I've got ego, and I think I'm really good. But maybe I fall down in trying to sell it to people.

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

There's nobody in show business that I dislike so I wouldn't want to get in there to hurt anybody.

I don't know if it's naivete or just narcissism, but I start out with this notion that I can do anything. It's not until I get into it that I realize what I've thrown myself into, and then I will do anything not to humiliate myself. And that, I think, is the secret to my success.