He's on a self-indulgent 'ego trip' with his latest movie, which he wrote, directed, and starred in himself.
Winning was good for our 'egos'. = Winning boosted our 'egos'. [=winning made us proud of ourselves]
a bruised 'ego' [=a feeling that you are not as important as you thought you were]
(..) Any suspects at the chess club? Well, you know, like a lot of brilliant people, Magnuson had a huge ego, left little room for others. Ah. So no one was, uh, mourning his loss. Oh... look at that. Broken glass. (..)2014 TvShow: Bones Title: The Master in the Slop Season: 9 Episode 14