Michael Bastian Quotes

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

I'm a great believer that you should always tell people they are wonderful, as we're all insecure at heart, especially in our industry.

By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.

It's lovely to be told you're wonderful by someone when you're used to being told how awful you are.

My mother-in-law thinks I'm more beautiful than all the other faces around. She keeps encouraging me to take up more work.

All the appreciation I have been receiving has been very encouraging. It pushes me to do better.

It's a better boost to my ego that people are commenting positively on my appearance than negatively.

Anyway, even if she's sugarcoating my good points, I appreciate it. Frankly, I could use a little sugarcoating.

One compliment can keep me going for a whole month.

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I guess it's better than being called ugly.

I'm very open about the fact that it's nice when someone says you're pretty. Especially for someone like me.

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.

Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.

But I dig myself, and especially if my wife digs me, I dig myself more.

The sweetest thing a guy said is that I look pretty with or without makeup.

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

My dad is truly the person who always made me believe in myself, to appreciate that I was smart.

I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans.

My method of helping someone is saying, 'Wow, you look amazing. Let me help you look even better.' I think tearing someone down is an awful thing to do. It has a lasting impression on people.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'

My mum said to me once years ago, which really spurred me on, 'You're the funniest person I know'. I loved that.

It undoubtedly feels nice when you are being appreciated and you get complimented by girls. Who doesn't like that? Having said that, I don't take it as any pressure.

Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.