Quotes About Validation

I'm a pleaser. That's my character.

I think my whole life, I put a lot of energy into pleasing other people, and trying to make jokes, and trying to make people laugh.

Being considered for Sixth Man is definitely something that is pleasing.

I get plenty of credit out on the road.

I have plenty of vanity in my life. I want to look pretty in the world. But it can be this bottomless pit.

You always feel like you've got something to prove, whether it be to yourself or somebody else. I can think of plenty of people along the way telling me I'll be nothing, working at McDonald's, doing things like that. The whole time, you're just trying to prove them wrong.

Some people have never fancied me, but there have been plenty others who have backed me.

I don't think I need to stand on a podium and say what kind of performance I've given in 'Yatra' or any other film.

Why is the feeling of insecurity so prevalent in this field? Because the actor is such a dependent person on other people. If I am a painter, poet, composer, I am not really dependent on others.

The attention one gets from being a poet isn't great.

Oh, I'm a pretty bad poet. This has been corroborated by others.

Anyone who holds a pen these days thinks he or she is a poet.

It wasn't until I was named Youth Poet Laureate of L.A. in high school though that I officially began calling myself a poet. I just always loved writing, period.

I envy poets because nobody ever asks them if it's true or false.

I was paralyzed for so long by people's opinions. I would be devastated to the point where I didn't know if I could make it through the day.

Most people don't know I like to block shots. I'm going to be a big point guard out there. So just come in and prove myself. Just show why I belong on this stage.

In 2013, the week before I dropped 'Crenshaw,' 'Complex' wrote an article that said that Nipsey Hussle is one of the top 25 underperforming artists. I was so offended that I responded with my own opinion about these journalists - their point of view is not validated in our culture.

Give credence to everyone's point of view.

Whenever people say nice things to me, I think they're just saying them because I'm standing right in front of them. Even when I read articles that say good things about me, I forget about them right away. When I read about people pointing out my flaws, however, I think about them a lot.

I feel flattered that people like the way I look, but it doesn't help you win points.

At first, I was scared that if I claimed I modeled, people would be like, 'What?'

If the audience likes your work, if they like you, they don't think whether you are married or have children or not. I made that quite clear.

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

I really want to be known for my work. That sounds like such a... cliche, and I've thought about how else I can say it to make it sound less hackneyed. But that's what it comes down to... I know people are interested in these things.