Quotes About Validation

The Academy not only knew I existed, they thought I was good!

I wouldn't trivialize my existence into a hashtag.

At the end of the day, nobody has higher expectations for me than myself. I don't really try to prove anyone wrong anymore as much as I try to prove myself right.

Boy, does that give you street cred for years after, if you tell people you were on 'The Larry Sanders Show!'

I feel like, in football, you always have to prove yourself as well. The past is in the past. Last season was last season.

When I see people laughing at my jokes, I feel so special. It is much more important than the fame I have achieved.

You know you're on stage being the life of the party and trying to get laughs, and then, in a lot of ways, you don't have anything to give once you give it to the people.

You are a star only when the public accepts you, and it doesn't matter where you are coming from, and what kind of a launch you are getting - everyone has to begin somewhere.

I don't care about winning an MVP - the MVP doesn't mean you're the best player in the league.

I think people took a while to accept me for who I am, and I've learnt to articulate myself better when on camera.

Yes I got into things with girls who only liked me because of who I was. But I learnt my lesson quickly.

People say the league is changing and they say your name - it lets you know you're doing something right.

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.

It's one thing to live my own life and know that I'm O.K. But there's another thing I want to take on, and that is letting people know that they're O.K., too.

I am a people-pleaser. I don't like letting people down.

I'm not going to lie. I think it's important for a woman to feel appreciated by men.

I have never won a single award - National or Filmfare - and I just hope they don't give me a Lifetime Achievement Award because I won't accept it.

I got my first lifetime achievement award years ago, and I was very excited, but then I got a sense of: Well, can one get a second lifetime award?

I think most actors like to be liked.

I'm not a model or an actress; I'm just a 23 year old who likes to talk about science. Why does what I look like matter so much?

The idea of someone not liking me or not liking my movie was always easier to deal with than someone really liking it. I don't know why.

I don't mind people liking or not liking me. If you make something and then in the back of your mind you think it could have been a bit better, that can hurt a bit.

Growing up, I never felt like I was very pretty, because I didn't look like anyone else, and the boys weren't lining up to get with me. I internalized that and thought there was something wrong with me.

I used to edit my pictures and make my lips look even bigger in the editing apps.