Quotes About Validation

You can't care what anybody else thinks - even though your life is out there maybe for a bit of public consumption.

I like to feel and understand people's contentment with what I've done.

I continually acted up to get attention. My father gave me that, and once he left, I felt that I didn't have any.

I want to be the best, so whatever accolades come with that, I've just got to go out there and keep continuing to prove my play on the field.

I always thought once you get your contract, I think that's when the accolades and all that stuff comes.

You just want fame so bad. You want success so bad. You just believe anybody who conjures up a pretty contract and they're telling you all these sweet nothings I guess.

I was just trying to make it to a second contract before guys. I was trying to outplay guys on the field and trying to last longer than them in the league. I think all of those things go through your head when you're a late-rounder, and you're always trying to prove people wrong.

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

The only way for something human to feel human is to convince others that it is.

You have to convince those around you that you're worth their time and energy, and that can be really taxing.

To hold an idea and convince ourselves we arrived at it rationally, we go in search of evidence to support our view.

I'm used to people not getting it. I'll make amazing music, but it's convincing people that it's amazing - that's the problem.

Copying is a form of self-validation.

With women, the way they look... it's the core of their self-esteem.

I won't think about what people will say, even when I am actually seeing someone. Somebody will say something, then someone else will contradict it. I can't keep chasing all of them and try and correct everyone.

I wanted to prove to people that I can make great costumes.

When you've been told in ways large and small your whole life that your voice doesn't matter and that you don't count, it's not an easy thing to get over.

People have to listen to somebody speak, that the person that you're listening to is saying the right stuff, and that's all that really counts.

My cousin Dwayne was really the first person who was like, 'You're funny, man!' I was like, 'OK, sure.'

It's a blessing to have fans acknowledging your craft, period.

The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.

I hope people don't think I'm crazy, because I'm not.

Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one.

I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me.