Phil Jones Quotes

I'm not particularly needy, and I'm not particularly anxious. I don't look for a director to tell me I'm doing a good job or that I'm great. I don't need to be stroked. It's more my own yardstick.

I'm already self-motivated, so I don't really pay attention what people are saying.

I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

I've always thrived on the encouragement of others.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books.

I've always done things myself. I've never bragged or screamed that I produced a record before. I never told anybody.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.

I'm attracted to men who just love what they do, have confidence in what they do and have potential to be on their own if they need to be.

I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.

I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

Unlike a lot of people, I don't need the affirmation or anything.

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised.

What people have thought of me, of the turns that I've taken, has never really played into my decisions.

The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.

I like women who have their own idea of life: the woman who is assured, comfortable with herself, strong inside, proud of herself - not in an arrogant way, not showing off.

'Attaboys' help people. I am huge on attaboy. Confidence is the great ingredient to living and art, with fidelity to self. It's so important to surround yourself with people who give you confidence.

I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.

I'm a very motivated person. I don't need extra motivation.

You have to empower yourself.

Of course it's nice to get recognition, but I'm not looking for it. I just do my thing. If it comes, it comes. But it's not what you play for.