Ego Trips and Dips
“Even as a kid I always had eyes on me, like bees on honey. I was always outrageous and I was always very smart.”
“I have a strong sense of my own sexuality. I love the naked human body and I have huge body confidence.” We get it, Gaga. Now put it away!
Ego rating: The ego has landed. 10.PA Photos
PA PhotosBy Jessica David
Kanye West:
“God chose me. He made a path for me. I am God's vessel.”
“My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live."
“My music isn't just music- it's medicine.”
“I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation.” But, alas, not of ‘reason’.
"Best International Male? That means that in every nation, I'm the best.”
"I do have an ego and rightfully so.” Touché.Ego rating: A trip-tastic rating of 10. Kanye, we salute you!
PA PhotosMariah Carey:
“In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.”
“I used to play poker with my sister. But I think my low-cut dress put some of the guys off.”
“Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.”
“A lot of men have told me that it’s only women who have a problem with me being too sexy.”Ego rating: A true diva rating of 8
PA PhotosCameron Diaz:
On beauty: “It's a kind of radiance. People who possess a true inner beauty, their eyes are a little brighter, their skin a little more dewy. They vibrate at a different frequency.”
“Growing up, I was the plain one. I had no style. I was the tough kid with the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.”Ego rating: We’re not sure we believe you, Cam, but it’s sweet all the same. A dip rating of 2.
PA PhotosJustin Timberlake:
*“McDonald's market share went up 25 percent when I walked into those offices and changed their image."
“When I did the Grammys, the viewing figures went up by 25 percent.”*Um. Sure you’re not talking about McDonalds again, Justin?
“I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world.”
“I’m well proportioned and nothing offends me when I look in the mirror." Prove it!
"I defy a girl not to fall for me if I'm on a surfboard or snowboarding. It's my secret weapon if a girl resists me."Ego rating: A trip rating of 6.99 – Justin loses trip points for bragging about the McDonalds thing (why?) and for being so damn cute, we’d forgive him anything!
PA PhotosParis Hilton:
"I love Angelina Jolie. She's strong but gorgeous and uses her fame for good to make a big difference in the world… I have a lot in common with her."
“I don't think there's ever been anyone like me that's lasted. And I'm going to keep lasting.”
When asked who she would most like to be compared to. “Marilyn Monroe mixed with Diana.”
“I’m a fantasy to a lot of people.”
"I am a marketing genius."Ego rating: Tripping in 6 inch heels at 9.
PA PhotosEva Longoria:
“Tony says he loves the way I look when I wake up in the morning, which is the reason why I'm marrying him.”
“I didn't really blossom until my mid teens and by that time I had to work on my personality to make people like me. I found it easy to make people laugh.”
“I grew up as an ugly duckling. They used to call me ‘prieta fea’ (ugly dark one), because I was the only one of my family's four girls with dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin. Growing up I was the ugly one, because I was the odd one.”
“The pinnacle for me was being on Oprah!”Ego rating: An adorable dipper at 1. Could Eva be any cuter?
Rex FeaturesLindsay Lohan:
“I write most of my own lyrics for my album, and I am helping to produce some of the songs as well!”
“Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.”
“I admit it – I usually get what I want.”
“I mean, I look up to sex symbols: Madonna, Marilyn Monroe. So it doesn’t bother me if people call me that.”Ego rating: A tripper with a cause at 7.99
PA PhotosChristina Aguilera:
“I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”
“The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives...For that I give thanks.”
"I deserve that Grammy."
"If I fall, I'm dead. No more Christina Aguilera."
Ego rating: A dirrrty tripper of 8.5 – that all-important, extra half point is earned for talking about herself in the third person.
PA PhotosLily Allen:
“To be honest with you I haven't got time to take all of it in. I haven't even heard my song on the radio or seen myself on TV. I don't really read the papers so I'm still just me.”
“The press are trying to make me out to be this really bitchy, horrible, cocky lady, and I’m actually not.”
"I felt like, 'Oh God, I'm short, fat, ugly...and I hate all these people who flaunt their beauty’…Ever since a kid I've felt like I'm possibly the un-coolest, naffest person ever to walk the earth." We love you, Lil!
"I always wanted to do music but never really had the confidence to do it until my first manager encouraged me."Ego rating: A dip of 2 – and we glad to see lovely Lily has more confidence in herself nowadays.
PA PhotosLady Gaga:
“Some people are just born stars, you either have it or you haven’t, and I was definitely born one.”
“Even as a kid I always had eyes on me, like bees on honey. I was always outrageous and I was always very smart.”
“I have a strong sense of my own sexuality. I love the naked human body and I have huge body confidence.” We get it, Gaga. Now put it away!
Ego rating: The ego has landed. 10.
PA PhotosKeira Knightley:
“I know acting is a profession where one minute, you're hot and the next minute, it can all go away.”
“I don't think I can call myself an actress yet. I just don't think my skill level is that high. I hope that with every job it gets better.”
“Do you know that on all the sets I've been on, nobody has ever made a pass at me?”
“I think I always disappoint people because they always expect someone very pretty, very done."
“I don't think about nutrition. The very thought of a diet makes me want chips and ice cream. And I just hate going to the gym. I cannot stand it.” Yeah Keira, like you need either!
Ego rating: A dip of 4.5 – but Keira gains unwelcome points for mentioning the words ‘diet’ and ‘gym’. And for going on about her looks. A lot. Because she must know she’s stunning.
PA PhotosNoel Gallagher:
*“With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there.”
“We’re not arrogant; we just believe we’re the best band in the world.”*Contradiction in terms.
*"It is hard to be modest at times like these so I won't even try...you are all s**te!"
“What do you mean one of the stars?”*To an Interviewer who said ‘I have with me one of the stars of Oasis.’
Ego rating: Delusional, sure. But funny with it! Tripping in at 8.7
PA PhotosRussell Brand:
“If I’m to find any true happiness I have to devote myself to something bigger than my own ego.”
“When you're as narcissistic as me, it makes my ego even bigger when you're all over the news."
"I really like L.A. I'd heard it was a superficial and vacuous place and astonishingly, I fit right in."
Ego rating: A mere trip of 5.5, as Russell is clearly joking. Right?
PA PhotosKate Winslet:
“I've been skinny; it's f**ing boring…There's more to life than cheek bones.”
“It's funny when someone says to you 'you're hot' and all that, because I don't think of it in that way.”
“I just hope for the best, hope I'm going to find a dress that is comfortable and shoes that don't make me scream after half an hour.”*On being just like any other Mum: *“We all get cracked nipples, mastitis and frantically do pelvic floor exercises.”*Ok, Winslet – enough sharing!
Ego rating: A mere dip of 1 – normal enough for us!
PA PhotosUsher:
*“I'm a younger Morgan Freeman.”*Wow – and we’d clean forgotten about all your acting awards, Usher!
*“Hard work truly does pay off… I started a long time ago in hopes that this day would come, where I could be recognized for my hard work on my abs.”
“This is one of the last times this year you're gonna see the abs.”
“Appearance is something you should definitely consider when you're going out. Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that.”*There are no words.
Ego rating: Anyone who can comment so freely and so often on their abs is worthy of a trip-tastic 10.
PA PhotosP. Diddy:
“I feel safe in white because, deep down inside, I'm an angel.”
“When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.”
“Being an international rap superstar… sex is one of the easiest things to get, so there is a point where you get tired of it.” How terrible for you, Diddy.
When launching his Sean John clothing range: “I am fashion.”
Ego rating: Tripping in just behind Usher ‘abs’ Raymond at 9.87
PA PhotosMischa Barton:
On her weight:*“I just wish the press wouldn’t harbour on it as I think it’s very unhealthy for young girls to read about and pay attention to.”
“I don't take myself too seriously on the set. I try to show that I have a spark."
“To my female fans: Just be happy and secure with yourself and don’t let other people’s perceptions of you dictate the way you live your life.”*Well said, Barton.
Ego rating: Dipping in at a modest 2.
PA PhotosHeather Mills:
*“There have been loads of times I have regretted meeting Paul because I was so happy in my old life.”*Bet that £24million helps ease the pain, eh?
On Dancing With The Stars: “For me this has been a holiday because my life's so mega stressful and busy.”
Ego rating: A fair trip of 8.4, most points scored for being under the misapprehension that anyone is still interested.
PA PhotosJulia Roberts:
“I never quite had that kind of momentum in work that some people do. I admire it; I think I'm lazier than that."
On shooting Duplicity scenes with Clive Owen: *“It amazes me that we look sexy – that’s good acting.”*Speak for yourself, Jules – we’re not sure Clive has to act!
“It’s just me being a goofy mum!”
When asked to describe herself: “An utterly average, total geek.”
Ego rating: A dipper at 3, as we’re not sure we utterly believe her.
PA PhotosAlexa Chung:
“I mean, there’s not much to being an ‘It’ girl. It’s really quite a depressing title to hold.”
“It’s odd to have acquired this style icon tag, though, because everyone in Shoreditch dresses the same.”
“I'm very limby, and if I wear tight clothes they make me look like I'm a child pretending to be an adult!"
Ego rating: Dipping in at a modest 2 – Alexa truly is just like the rest of us. But better dressed.
