Quotes About Validation

Today if any actor says that he has done theatre before, he is considered to be a good one, which is ridiculous.

I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails.

People always told me that 'Kalyug' wasn't the right choice, but it did well and now I think people have accepted me in the lead.

When great teams look at you it's always a source of pride. It means you're doing well and you're on the right track.

I don't need to prove anything in that ring anymore. I've done all that.

I think any player, as a rookie coming into any sport, has to prove themselves.

My standout moment I would have to say was when 'Black Rose' dropped and getting the co-sign from Nas and The LOX. I would say all those moments together were crazy for me.

Everybody wants to be a first round pick.

As for Roy, I love playing Roy. I'm working at it, but I wish I had less of a care of what people thought of me, so that I could be more like Roy.

A lot of people try to take away the things I have done and try to give other people credit for the things they have done and won't give me the same amount of credit in the ring for doing the same things or more.

The satisfaction that I get from doing what I do is not what I thought. I thought it would be that I'd feel like a star, I'd feel important. But I don't.

My true satisfaction came when my parents told me that someone had seen me on TV and congratulated them.

You know you can't satisfy anybody.

When people appreciate my work, that's satisfying as an artiste.

I am not the type of player who thinks he has to prove anything to people on Saturday.

Don't be scared of what people will say.

I've always been a bit scared to say that I'm Scottish because it's almost as if people wouldn't believe me or people wouldn't buy that from me, or people wouldn't accept it. And so now I think nobody has got the right to tell you what you are. You just are who you are.

My whole life I've never felt, as a female, I was up to scratch.

Anything you see on the screen was at one point approved by me.

It is nice to be validated by audiences and have people come up to you after a screening and tell you that they loved the movie. It never gets old.

I see a lot of people who just want to get on the TV screens, no matter if there is talent or not.

When you're young and search your name on Twitter to see what everyone is saying about you, which everyone does when you're young... it was one of those things I had to get on with.

My entire life, I've been searching for acceptance.

I didn't give myself enough love, so I was searching for it in other places, and it was a never ending struggle.