Quotes About Validation

Some small part of what the artist does is for approval of others.

You can't expect to connect with everybody, and that's all right. The more I make films, I'm learning that you don't have to make films for everybody. A film can be made for a smaller group of people than that, and it still warrants an existence.

Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're dumb.

It's so nice after 10 years as a blond actress in Hollywood to have people let you do smart things.

Most beautiful dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter.

I love hearing people who are smarter than me talk about my comics. It makes me feel smarter.

Don't talk to me about how I haven't done anything to prove myself. I'm not worth anything. Like, seriously, do your history first, then come up with something smarter than things that are blatantly not true.

When I was a young executive, I was always nervous that my idea wouldn't be great. So I asked around, 'What do you think of this?' That became my filter for whether my idea was good enough. Then I realized it just plain made me smarter.

I love to walk into places and have what I think is, like, the prettiest, smartest wife in town. I kind of enjoy that.

When you see that many people with a smile on their face, then you must be doing something right.

Women do come up to me, and they tell me what they think! I've gotten great compliments on my eyes and my smile. But I don't see myself as sexy.

I never feel comfortable! I'm always anxious. I'm always all over the board. That said, I like doing comedy because it's easy to tell when you're getting it right because people laugh, and you can hear it, and they're smiling, and you can see it.

I don't want to have that one year too much, where people actually, behind my back, start smiling at me and pointing fingers at me and go, 'Ah, look, that's Jensie. No, he's not good anymore.'

Sam Smith knew who I was!

I would say it wasn't until my fourth season on 'SNL' where people or my agent was saying, 'You're an actor.' I never thought of it that way.

When I started snowboarding, I was looking for success to bring me identity. I still love to win, but at the same time, I don't need the X-Games to show me who I am.

Believe me, I have met so many people who absolutely have no reason to feel important, and they do!

It's amazing having so many people care so much about what I'm doing.

For the most part, I meet people who are like 'I really like your work. I'm watching your career. I want to see you do well. Keep doing what you do.' I get that so much, and it's so reassuring. I often wish that so many people, who just work normal jobs, could get a pat on the back as much as I do, because it's very complimentary.

There are so many people who will try and make you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and I've learned how important it is to use your voice.

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.

I love the fact that there are so many people who have come to appreciate what I'm doing. That is just the best feeling in the world.

My dad will always criticize me. He doesn't care if it hurts my feelings. If I start acting a certain way, he would be like, 'Who do you think you are?' So many people can tell me, 'You're amazing,' but I don't think it. I'm really hard on myself.

So many people can tell me, 'You're amazing,' rather, but I don't think it. You know, so, I don't go around thinking this. I'm really hard on myself. I think that's quite good.