Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon. Votes: 3
David OgilvyNo one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird. Votes: 3
Philip Seymour HoffmanA pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life. Votes: 2
Rick WarrenI think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego. Votes: 1
Lou ReedMy secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said. Votes: 1
Laurie AndersonFilms are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker. Votes: 0
John Milius[Depp] has real ambitions, but he is deeply afraid of being considered pretentious. Votes: 0
Lasse HallstromAnyone without a sense of humor is too pretentious to be a good magician. Votes: 0
Anton Szandor LaVeyIn England you're skewered on the altar of pop culture if you become pretentious. Votes: 0
Mick JaggerFierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat. Votes: 0
Sun TzuI must have been a very strange child. I was very pretentious. Like Adrian Mole. Votes: 0
Sue TownsendI'm a concert pianist, that's a pretentious way of saying I'm unemployed at the moment. Votes: 0
Oscar LevantThe worst thing for a filmmaker is for a film to be labeled as pretentious or heavy-handed. Votes: 0
John CurranPeople are too pretentious in France to like Sarkozy. But he'd be a fabulous president for America. Votes: 0
Claude LelouchI have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do. Votes: 0
James HerbertI am a big theater fan. It's mostly just being pretentious, I think, and trying to look smart. Votes: 0
Brian K. VaughanI felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden. Votes: 0
John MiliusIf I were pretentious I would say that I'm not an average person. But really, I know how that is. Votes: 0
Karl Lagerfeld