Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt
If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum
I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. Its kind of a life-changing experience. But it cant get better than this for any actor – this is like an opera. – Javier Bardem
Crowds are the most difficult thing for me these days because I have to walk with my head down and my eyes averted. Theres still that part of me that wants to hold my head up, make eye contact and smile. – Cameron Diaz
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him. – W. H. Auden
