Validation Quotes

“When you're a performer, you're constantly seeking approval. It's a very needy profession.”

“Correct.”

“Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.”

“We had to show that it had a physiological function.”

“It's always nice when you do something and it's well-received.”

“Feelings are not right or wrong, but they are real.”

“Man wishes to be confirmed in his being by man, and wishes to have a presence in the being of the other.”

“I think representation is so important. To see yourself reflected on screen is a validating experience.”

“I'm more secure in my own skin, I'm not looking for a job to define me. I'm not always looking for a script to validate my sense of self.”

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

“Be independent of the good opinion of other people.”

“The desire to be validated is a basic human need.”

“I was never the critics' darling, but the fans always showed up.”

“Perhaps it is good to have validations and no doubts.”

“Don't waste your energy trying to convince people to understand you. Your time is too valuable to try to prove yourself to people.”

“When you're told you're beautiful, you're not told you're smart or funny or kind. So you identify with the beautiful.”

“A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.”

“I write for myself. The readers are my only judge.”

“Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect-- But tell me the truth.”

“When you're a young actor, you're looking for roles that will furnish some sort of validation.”