Quotes About Validation

I'd rather they call me a national treasure than a national waste of time. And yes, it does feel good, but I've had to earn it.

I do not want to waste time in proving my identity to people.

I feel like fame is wasted on me.

The best players in the league: LeBron, Carmelo, KD, Westbrook, people will say that they suck. People are always going to say something, so you really can't buy into all of that. And that's why I try to sometimes deviate from social media because - not that it gets to me, but sometimes it's all just wasted energy.

It doesn't matter if it's platinum or 10-times platinum - it's a certification that lets me know that I'm not wasting my time in the studio. That being said, I don't let those certifications run my life.

I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I should get accepted by the audiences who watch my films.

My mum never told me that I was beautiful when I was a kid - and I didn't read magazines or watch MTV, so I had no real consciousness about it all.

'Being Mary Jane,' I really want everybody to see what we've done. I've never watched a project that I've worked and thought, 'Damn that's really good. It's so juicy, and it's hit after hit.'

Every person on Twitter is a critic. Every person who watches a movie will write a blog or a review. You can't go out trying to impress these people.

I never thought about being the highest paid. I just wanted to be someone that people cared about watching, and I feel I'm a good actor.

I do feel that over the years from watching programmes that tell people 'you're not good enough,' I just don't like it.

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.

I been getting so much love I'm not gon' lie! Cardi posted that she had downloaded my album when it had dropped. Wayne DM'd me! It feel good because I really love what I do and I look up to these people and aspire to be like these people that's supporting me.

This might sound masochistic or narcissistic, I don't know, but when I'm not playing the game, the validations I feel about life are always through the hardships. I relate more to sadness, in a lot of ways, when I'm not playing.

We cannot live being obsessed with what other people think about us. It's impossible to live like that. Not even God managed to please the entire world.

There have been many times when we have not run stories because we cannot get it verified.

Even just a little bit of praise can weaken you.

When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone is.

The more minutes you get on the pitch, the more you can prove yourself.

Football, for me, was a place where I got accepted for being a good footballer.

Scam' gave me a national or I would say global platform which made me a household name. I am getting such a lot of love, appreciation, and acceptance from the audience and makers and that's a very satisfying feeling.

When you're given a platform, and you're allowed to perform, and someone's there to heighten you as opposed to dampen you, that's a nice feeling.

I wanted to show off - a simple impulse or drive; in much the same way as some kids wanted to play football, I wanted to show off. Not complicated in that sense, very natural; it just depends on how you want to show off.

Whenever you play football, you will always have something to prove.