Quotes About Validation

The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.

Because I've got an AFI award, I feel there is a certain expectation when I walk into a room, you know, that 'That Deb Mailman must know something!' But I'm just as nervous with every experience. I still doubt whether or not I can pull something off. I still think, 'When is the review going to come along that says Deb Mailman's not very good?'

Though I was nominated for awards for films like 'Tezaab' and 'Apna Sapna Money Money' but I never won an award. Now I am not even nominated for any awards but still I attend the award functions as I love being there despite figuring prominently in a lot of leg pulling that goes around in the award ceremonies.

Any time you get a Hall of Fame player that even knows my name, you're going to be pumped up about that.

You can have the most emotional moment as an actor, ever, and many people would be like, 'Okay, cool. What's next?' You land one punch in a fight scene, and everyone is like, 'Yeah!'

I don't need to be validated by academia, because that presupposes that academia is a pure endeavor and not guided by market forces, which is not the case.

Having your stuff online - some people think of it as gimmicky, but in a way, it's one of the most pure forms of having your work judged.

Eventually, I'm going to be judged purely on my own merits.

My hunch is that people often affiliate with causes online for selfish and narcissistic purposes. Sometimes, it may be as simple as trying to impress their online friends, and once you have fashioned that identity, there is very little reason to actually do anything else.

Pursuing fame is the ultimate in people-pleasing and the ultimate betrayal of self.

The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster.

Society puts so much emphasis on outer appearance, but being confident in yourself and not letting others' opinions affect you is pretty amazing.

No one cares what I think about a 6-foot putt. They care what Ian Baker-Finch thinks.

Things like putting around a list and having your name on a list that objectifies you, that's a big deal, and it can have big consequences.

It's hard to appreciate success in modeling, because it's not something you feel like you've earned, so there is a little bit of bread of shame that comes with that. It's like somebody giving you a puzzle that's already put together.

Because of social media, we're so fixated on our appearances.

I appreciate what I have and, when people called me flash in the past, it hurt. I read an article not long ago saying I had given up all the bling and was concentrating on my football. Forget the football articles, that was one of the most satisfying things I have ever read about myself.

Every time I go out to perform, believe me. You never lose that fear of, 'I hope I do it right. I hope I don't fall flat on my face. I hope this will be good for them.'

Admiration from a coach like Mourinho is definitely something that flattered me. It's confirmation of hard work and good performances.

You don't want to be flattered and become big-headed by getting awards. But, well, I am.

If anybody sounds like me... everyone knows me, I'm flattered.

It's always flattering when you get compliments, but it's more of a measure of who you are at the time than anything else.

One of the most flattering things is when other people are seeing what you're doing and then replicating that kind of thing.

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me.