I'm not an icon. Not even in America.
I'm quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking.
... a modest man. He has every reason to be modest.
Clement Attlee, Lord Privy Seal and later the Socialist Prime Minister, was:
I would be a terrible director, I could never write anything. One of my great strengths is that I know all of my weaknesses.
I never met a person from whom I did not learn something.
I've never really considered myself a musician.
I'm not one of these guys who is going to build myself up to you for an over and put myself over. I do my talking in the ring.
If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.
I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.
I'm not afraid to go up to people and pick their brains and ask for advice. To me, that's how you get better. That's how I've gotten better at everything I've ever done. Don't be too proud to ask for help.
I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva.
I'm a humble guy, I'm pretty down to earth.
I've never looked at my Facebook page or my website, because I'm fundamentally an amateur.
I've never been cocky. Even right now I don't like to talk about the Olympics.
I can explain my work to the cleaner or the president; it's all the same to me. I am very communist in this way.
I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.
Keep your head down, work hard, and don't ever believe your own hype, because... you just keep working.
We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.
I've had all the lessons I could get. I've learned from everybody I've ever met.
I grew up listening to AM radio in the '70s and hearing all of that great soul and rhythm and blues music, which definitely influenced the way I sing. But singing gospel has made me a much more humble person. There are so many people who were geniuses who only a few people knew about when they were alive.
People come up to me and say, 'You changed my life.' I don't think I changed anyone's life. I think their life changed while they were listening to the music.
I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do.
I'm not promoting myself as the next great American driver, as some people are describing me. If that's what people want to call me, fine. But I've got more important things to focus on.
For the Christian, humility is absolutely indispensable. Without it there can be no self-knowledge, no repentance, no faith and no salvation.
I think it's always great to not be the smartest person in the room because I don't want to ever feel like I can't improve upon what I'm doing. I just want to surround myself with people that are better actors than me and better singers and dancers and see what happens.