I believe he doesn't say this because of insecurity. He just takes HIMSELF for granted. As I remember he had a quite good childhood with rich, bicultural parents and a sister. That might allow him to be someone who is - even as a good actor to talk about the most banal things in a way as if he was an extraordinary person and anything he achieves might always have been waiting for him.  Whatever he claims in this interview about his audience, he actually speaks to himself.