Jeremy Davies Quotes

I don't know how to explain how, probably to my detriment, unselfpromoting I am. I used to have a cabaret act and I didn't even like to tell me people about that. I really hate selling myself.

I'm no role model.

I have never been interested in presenting myself.

People told me all of the time, 'You could be such a big star if you just talked about yourself more,' but I'm not good at that. It's always been about team.

I don't want my personality to overshadow my talent.

The thing is, Steve's a great role model, and he won't sit there and tell you that.

The way my father raised me, we don't pat ourselves on the back. We don't call ourselves great, we let other people do that.

I've never been the kind of guy to hype myself up. It's just not my thing.

I like attractive people who aren't so terribly aware that they are attractive... people who aren't afraid to roll on the floor and make fools out of themselves.

Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.

I should be known for my work and not how I promote myself and what I do.

I almost never give interviews. It's not because I want to play hard to get. It's just that I never seem to have anything interesting to say.

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.

I'm actually just an actor.

I'm the worst person about publicizing myself.

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

Why would I want to sound like Joni Mitchell? I've got Joni Mitchell records, and they're great, and I couldn't possibly be that good.

I'm shy by nature and don't like talking about myself, and would let my films do the talking.

I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

I have heard some people say I have a low profile. Why should somebody be high profile, anyway? I am just doing my job.

I like people who can and like to make fun of themselves!

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'