What gives me confidence?

Jon Hamm says in the above interview, "To be an actor is a very vulnerable position many times and confidence goes a long way in helping you overcome that vulnerability."

Someone asked me recently how I was able to keep going in this business of no absolutes - what makes me continue on despite the ratio of "no's" to "yes's"?  And I realized that one of the things that keeps me going is the fact that this is all I have ever wanted.  It's my blessing and my curse:  a blessing because I know what I want and a curse because I can't let myself not pursue this.  Maybe one day I'll change my tune but it's been a pretty constant song throughout my life.  And what gives me confidence to continue has a lot to do with my family and friends.  They truly believe in my abilities and they believe, like I believe, that given the right set of circumstances, anything is possible - that right role, with the right project, with the right director, the right timing...all of this hard work and preparation will blossom into something pretty spectacular.  And that all of this hard work and preparation is pretty spectacular in and of itself.  Following your dream, no matter what that dream is, is a great accomplishment.  So where does my confidence really find itself rooted?  It sounds like it all starts from a place of love.