“I remember before I did my HBO special, Chris [Rock] screamed at me - in a loving way, but still. He was like, "You need to do 200 shows in a row and a month straight on the road before you even think about recording a special!" And I had literally booked two weeks on the road and then went right into the recording. It put me in a panic, but it also made me work harder and made me realize that everyone works differently, and that's okay.” ThinkingWayNeedsMadeStillsTwoShowsRememberRealizingWeekSpecialRocksHard WorkLike YouMonthsOkayHarderPanicTwo WeeksWork HarderHbo Author:Judd Apatow
“My new single 'I'm Gonna show you crazy' is really about knowing it's okay to not be okay. It's not about being legit crazy it's about feeling like you're an outsider and there's nothing wrong with that. I was bitter during that time in my life but I needed that. It helped shaped me and my music. Going through a hard time makes you a better person. Going through hell those two years was worth it.” YearsPersonsTwoHardShowsFeelingsHellKnowingCrazyLike YouNeededOkayBitterHard TimesTwo YearsOutsidersWorth ItBetter PersonLegit Author:Bebe
“We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity; it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.” PeopleIfsNeedsMatterShowsPayBrainWorryLike YouOkayChecksPopularity Author:Mika Brzezinski
“I think that when you’re doing a comedy and it makes you laugh, there’s a certain… like you can reject it, and it’s okay. It’s not promoting it or making it seem cool. I think that’s when you get into hot water.” ThinkingSeemsCertainWaterLaughingComedyLike YouOkayHotRejectsPromotingMake You LaughHot Water Author:Michael Pena
“Lies are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe and powerful. Through your little fortress of lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. But the fortress needs walls, so you build some. These are the justifications for your lies. You know, like you are doing this to protect someone you love, to keep them from feeling pain. Whatever works, just so you feel okay about the lies.” KnowsNeedsFeelsTryingLittlesFeelingsRunningPainLyingPowerfulLike YouWallProtectSafeOkayJustificationManipulateOne You LoveSomeone You LoveFortressesWhatever WorksFeeling Pain Author:William P. Young
“It's okay to grow up, it's just slowing down that's the scary part. Running out of time. It's okay to grow up, but it doesn't mean you have to become like your parents.” MeanRunningGrowsParentGrowing UpLike YouOkayScarySlow DownSlowingRunning Out Of Time Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“Finally there is someone that you can invest in that looks like you, speaks like you, relates to things you relate to, and make our culture okay to talk about.” LooksCultureSpeakLike YouOkayRelate Author:George Lopez
“I famously had a huge television producer say to me one time, 'Can you please stop doing that to your face? It's very distracting and unattractive.' And I was like, 'You mean move it? Okay, sorry, I guess we're not going to work together.'” MeanTogetherFacesMovingTelevisionHugeLike YouPleaseOkaySorryProducersWorking TogetherYour FaceOne TimeGoing To WorkUnattractive Author:Katee Sackhoff
“I think I started out okay but with AIDS came a great deal of silence about gayness and this period of lose and morning, but at the same time a kind of feeling like you wanted to get back into the closet because being gay was such a terrible thing at that point.” ThinkingKindFeelingsWantedLosesDealsSilenceMorningLike YouPeriodsTerribleGayOkayAidsGet BackClosetsTerrible ThingsBeing GayGayness Author:Margaret Cho
“I never imagined I'd meet Berry Gordy who told me when he first heard me sing, "You know, your singing's okay, but I like your harmonica playing better."” KnowsFirstsHeardLike YouSingingOkayBerriesI Like YouHarmonicas Author:Stevie Wonder
“You like? You are happy? Yes? Okay, go! Go in the street.” StreetsFashionLike YouOkay Author:Domenico Dolce
“If all the people around you are happy with you, you are not doing great work. When you stop being like other people, they stop liking you. That's just how it goes. There's no escaping it. And it's okay. What you need to understand about that disapproval is that it's a sign you're doing something right.” PeopleIfsNeedsLike YouOkayGreat WorkEscapingDisapproval Book:The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster: Why Now Is the Time to #Join the Ride Source: The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster: Why Now Is the Time to #Join the Ride
“I'm a grown-up and I'm a creative person so I should try to give something to that and see what I can make with that. And not sit around listening to people be like, 'You really should be on an HBO show. You'd be great on an Amazon series.' You're like, 'Thank you, okay. I don't have any offers.'” PeopleGivingShouldTryingPersonsI CanShowsCreativeLike YouListeningOffersOkaySeriesAmazonCreative PersonHbo Author:Parker Posey
“As you go on you realize "Okay I know how to get laughs but am I saying things I want to say? Am I writing jokes that I like?" You get to a point that is that so you move on.” KnowsWantWritingMovingRealizingLaughingKnow HowLike YouGoes OnJokesOkayI Like You Author:Baron Vaughn
“One of the high points in my career came from a time I had with Tim Conway on a film when I had him fall down with laughter. I had this scene with him where I was this mechanic down fixing his car. I can't remember what my line was as written, but they were okay with me doing a made-up line. So Tim asks me what's wrong with his car, and I look up and say, "Well, looks like you got a squirrel caught up in there."” WellsLooksMadeI CanRememberFilmFallAsksLinesCareersWrittenCarLike YouSceneLaughterOkayCaughtAsk MeLook UpCaught UpMechanicFalling DownFixingSquirrelsHigh Points Author:John Ratzenberger
“People always say that music is a universal language. It was very, very true. We could show up anywhere with any people speaking different languages and we could just be like, "You want to play that song? Yeah, okay." We would usually want to play Latin American songs, and they would usually want to play Santana or Jimi Hendrix and stuff like that. So we would trade off. So yeah, we were able to make a lot of friends that way and meet a lot of local musicians. It was a great experience.” PeopleDifferentSongLanguageLike YouMusicianMusic IsOkayTradeLatinLatin AmericaHendrixVery True Author:Jherek Bischoff