Consider Marilyn Monroe. All she needed was one good friend to say, “You are a great comic actress. Go do your thing. Don’t try to be Sarah Bernhardt. She’s dead. Be yourself at your best.” Unfortunately Marilyn didn’t have that friend to tell her. You should tell yourself that. You know yourself at your best. You don’t need someone else’s approval. And you can ignore any rejection you get from others. They don’t know as well as you do. I promise.
