Authors Drew Pinsky and S. Mark Young, a professor of entertainment business at the University of Southern California have studied celebrities and the general population by administering a widely used screening tool called the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), which is included in The Mirror Effect.
Modesty doesn't become me.
I am essentially a modest person.
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I would do almost anything on a dare.
I tend to be a fairly cautious person.
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When people compliment me I sometimes get embarrassed.
I know that I am good because everybody keeps telling me so.
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The thought of ruling the world frightens the hell out of me.
If I ruled the world it would be a better place.
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I can usually talk my way out of anything.
I try to accept the consequences of my behavior.
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I prefer to blend in with the crowd.
I like to be the center of attention.
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I will be a success.
I am not too concerned about success.
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I am no better or worse than most people.
I think I am a special person.
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I am not sure if I would make a good leader.
I see myself as a good leader.
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I am assertive.
I wish I were more assertive.
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I like to have authority over other people.
I don't mind following orders.
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I find it easy to manipulate people.
I don't like it when I find myself manipulating people.
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I insist upon getting the respect that is due me.
I usually get the respect that I deserve.
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I don't particularly like to show off my body.
I like to show off my body.
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I can read people like a book.
People are sometimes hard to understand.
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If I feel competent I am willing to take responsibility for making decisions.
I like to take responsibility for making decisions.
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I just want to be reasonably happy.
I want to amount to something in the eyes of the world.
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My body is nothing special.
I like to look at my body.
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I try not to be a show off.
I will usually show off if I get the chance.
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I always know what I am doing.
Sometimes I am not sure of what I am doing.
I sometimes depend on people to get things done.
I rarely depend on anyone else to get things done.
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Sometimes I tell good stories.
Everybody likes to hear my stories.
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I expect a great deal from other people.
I like to do things for other people.
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I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve.
I take my satisfactions as they come.
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Compliments embarrass me.
I like to be complimented.
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I have a strong will to power.
Power for its own sake doesn't interest me.
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I don't care about new fads and fashions.
I like to start new fads and fashions.
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I like to look at myself in the mirror.
I am not particularly interested in looking at myself in the mirror.
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I really like to be the center of attention.
It makes me uncomfortable to be the center of attention.
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I can live my life in any way I want to.
People can't always live their lives in terms of what they want.
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Being an authority doesn't mean that much to me.
People always seem to recognize my authority.
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I would prefer to be a leader.
It makes little difference to me whether I am a leader or not.
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I am going to be a great person.
I hope I am going to be successful.
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People sometimes believe what I tell them.
I can make anybody believe anything I want them to.
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I am a born leader.
Leadership is a quality that takes a long time to develop.
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I wish somebody would someday write my biography.
I don't like people to pry into my life for any reason.
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I get upset when people don't notice how I look when I go out in public.
Don't mind blending into the crowd when I go out in public.
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I am more capable than other people.
There is a lot that I can learn from other people.
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I am much like everybody else.
I am an extraordinary person.
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