William Singe Quotes

This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being great somehow makes your life valid.

I'm always trying to prove myself to the rest of the world.

I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that. They're after that validation their whole life.

I've gone through my whole life caring deeply what people think of me.

I have to prove myself to everybody.

My deepest challenge has been an internal one. It's allowing success to take over by focusing on how many Twitter followers I have or what people are saying about me online, or just feeling like no matter how much success I get, it's not enough.

As actors, we tend to usually have some issues with self-esteem and some need for validation, and it takes awhile for that fear of not having a job to go away.

I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.

In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them.

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

Do I really need to prove anything to anybody? I don't feel that I have to prove anything. The only thing that I have to prove is to myself, that I have value.

I could really care less about what they think about me, but at the same time, I do have something to prove.

I was afraid of not living up to what people expected me to be.

Actors live dependent on being validated by other people's opinions. I don't understand what it is I do that people want. I don't know what an actor does. I have no credentials. I don't know what I'm doing.

I've always been looking for other people's approval.

I felt inferior. I had this tremendous need to perform. I wanted to be acceptable to my peers. I thought if I could just be a big star, I'd feel like somebody, too.

You don't realize you're vying for the approval of everyone so much until being yourself is not approved of.

I am not the type of player who thinks he has to prove anything to people on Saturday.

I spent my entire childhood going 'look at me, look at me, look at me,' before realising I needed someone to look at me for more than just what I was showing off for.

I'm not the sort of person who if everyone thinks you're fabulous you thrive on it.

I always felt like I had something to prove. It's always been, 'I gotta show them that I can still rap. I gotta show them I can still make a hit or sell out a show.'

For such a long time in my life, I didn't trust my own voice at all. I always tried to do what other people wanted.

It's exhausting trying to impress someone and be a version of yourself that might be attractive to them.

I can never tell what I'm doing when I'm in the middle of publication because I have no confidence. I have terrible self-esteem, along with boundless narcissism.

I manage to think twice about everything / Why will they like me as they do / Or not as they do / Why will they praise me as they do / Or praise me not not as they do.