Quotes About Validation

I found that laughter was a form of acceptance, and I really enjoyed that and I just - I crave it.

Now, I don't think I'd particularly care if somebody criticised me for having got to a certain level of success because I'm Ed Fox's and Joanna David's son. I know that's not true.

Frankly speaking, if I care what people write, whether it is positive or negative, I believe, personally, I'm on the wrong path.

As actors, you always have that moment thinking you've been absolutely terrible or a fraud.

Most artists think they're frauds anyway.

Not having gone to drama school, I always feel like a bit of a fraud, but so far it looks as though I've not been found out.

I always felt like a fraud.

I've had people say so much, that I'm a fraud. I've had people email me and say, 'You're going to die.'

I'm not sure anyone ever feels they belong in showbusiness. I think everyone feels a bit of a fraud, that one day they'll get rumbled.

Don't feel bad if you never 'get famous.' Don't freak out if you have less than 300 Twitter followers.

I have a lot of friends who say that one of the freedoms of being older is you don't care what other people think, which I don't think is right. You care what other people think, but if you're comfortable in your own skin, that doesn't bother you.

I was the No. 1 player in high school. I was a lottery player at Duke. I was player of the year in the ACC as a freshman. People just forget about these things, like I don't deserve to be in the league.

When my friends and family call me Josie, it feels like I'm being seen. It's something everyone wants, to feel understood.

I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

Actors are frightened little children.

I think people are addicted to looking good in front of other people.

My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

It's been frustrating that people only saw me as a 'featured artist' for a while, but in terms of making an album, it's been quite a nice, unpressurised environment to write songs and pick the best ones.

I can feel this pressure of living up to the expectations of people. I hope I can fulfill it.

Self-esteem is something I still battle. People look at me and say, 'You've got fame. You've got admiration. You've done this; you've done that.' As far as I'm concerned, I haven't done anything. I've just fulfilled a dream of competing.

I am both so beaten up and bolstered up - I've gotten so many criticisms and accolades - that the fulfillment happens on the floor in front of the camera, not when the project comes out.

No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him.

Words passed, but words could no more prove an established innocence than words can enhance a love that exists.