United Kingdom, April 29 -- Chrissy Metz's good deeds "supersede what anybody thinks" about her.

The 44-year-old star wants to be "liked and loved" - but Chrissy insists it's not her biggest motivation.

Speaking to People, Chrissy explained: "As humans, we so want to be liked and loved, myself included.

"I think that's why we do a lot of the things that we do. I want you to know that I'm smart. I want to be validated. I want you to like me. 'I have this beautiful car because I want you to think that I have a lot of money because I want you to respect me.' Everything we do is sort of funnelled down to that.

"But for me, when I do good things, I feel good about myself. If I'm helping my family or my friends, or if I give back in some pa...