Certainly, you want to be liked, but as you gain confidence and experience you're more concerned with expressing yourself and what matters to you.

Inherent in mourning is celebration. Mourning without celebration or some form of acceptance leaves you stuck.

Laughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it.

A crowd is the only way to know if something works. Telling a friend or two doesn't matter. A crowd is what tells you what works or doesn't, so I'd rather go in front of them cold and see.

In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through.

I don't do the mirror thing; maybe once or twice when I first started out.

You'll get them tomorrow. You gave it a good shot. Keep your chin up.