Quotes About Validation

No sensible author wants anything but praise.

What I've been noticing is people coming up to me and going, 'Are you an actor?' which is cool. That's ultimately what I want.

I don't have any trouble believing that you would avoid something seemingly perfect because you're in something you really want to prove to yourself you can do right.

I'm a big people pleaser; I had a very awkward adolescence. Part of me is still that person who wants everyone to like me.

If you build a career on being a beautiful young woman, that's going to be a short career. I have to establish I can act. I don't want to have to visit the plastic surgeon every two years.

I think there are certain people that you'll always want to impress no matter how much success you have.

I'd meet a new filmmaker that I'd always loved, and I'd think, "Great! I'm in the right place." It's a weird way to look at it, but I don't care as long as I'm able to make stuff that I want to make.

Si quelqu'un veut un mouton, c'est la preuve qu'il en existe un. (If somebody wants a sheep, that is a proof that one exists.)

Who you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.

Negative feelings can either lead to sinking into oneself and disappearing, or they can make you angry and want to prove that you're worthy to be in the conversation.

I'm mostly just getting used to the idea that people want to hear what I have to say.

All the girls today want to be famous, but they haven't earned their spurs.

These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like.

It's also a terrible kind of sentiment [ reality TV] for children and for people. It makes people feel like they all want to be famous for no reason.

I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

The thing about having an audience right there laughing is that critics can write what they want, but the proof is right there in front of you.

I get asked if I mind when someone burns my music. I'm just flattered that people want to.

Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.

I'm not a conservative or a free market advocate or a Republican because, you know, I want people to like me.

I am learning that a life isn't real unless someone else knows its reality. And I want my life to be real.

Most of the people who write to me are really clever, really engaged. They just want to say that they have read my book and liked it.

When you are in a relationship, you want the other person to appreciate the things you like. It sounds superficial, but it's nice.

Everybody wants to be more wanted, until they are.