I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's nice when people want your autograph, but it's a little strange because I never expected it.
The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy.
I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.
The people who ask me for my autograph are the people who've put me here today, and you can't afford to forget that.
To be honest, I still feel like I haven't scratched the surface of where I want to be. If someone asked me for an autograph, I'd be like, 'Me? I haven't done anything yet !' I have much more to offer the world.
I've never turned down an autograph request. I've never not taken a picture with someone.
I had immediate success in the sense that I sold something right off the bat. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and it really wasn't. I have drawers full of - or I did have - drawers full of rejection slips.
I took all of my rejection letters - there must have been thousands of them in a huge box - and I went out on the curb and burned them all, crying.
If anyone asks for your autograph they're showing you respect and give it back to them.
I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.