Quotes About Feedback

In general, I've been treated well by reviews, and there are times when I haven't. The truth is that I've come to feel like I'm better off without reading them.

The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I try and do that, and then I put it out there and say to you, 'What do you think?' I hope that you think well of it, obviously.

It's important for an actor to feel like they're really being watched and to receive feedback and encouragement about the aspects of what they're doing that feels truthful - and also to raise awareness when they might be resorting to habits and tricks, which every actor has.

It is important to me that what Poe has to say gets across to people. I want to give people the feeling that I get from all this. I think that we are succeeding. The feedback is very warm.

What do we expect from criticism? People appear to want it, but why?

The best feedback is what we don't want to hear.

I always say the movie came out good if they want another one. That always tells me that people really liked the movie.

Society has definitely gotten to the point where everybody has to comment on anything, and if you want to stay sane as a performer, you're better off not reading that stuff.

When people come and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.

As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director.

Wonder what customers really want? Ask. Don't Tell.

Writing code? That's the easy part. Getting your application in the hands of users, and creating applications that people actually want to use - now that's the hard stuff.

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

I've had to realize I need to distance myself a bit from relying on the feedback. I think it's wonderful but can also be poison. You don't want to buy into it too much.

People won't give you feedback until they think you actually want it.

I'm not shy about asking the customer, because I want to talk about who she is and what she wants from me.

Viewers can't expect TV to keep developing unless they make their wants known. And let's face it. The best way to make your wants known in this world is by 'beefing'.

Only praise behavior that you want to be repeated. Never use false praise.

Original visions are often wrong. Companies have to morph as they learn what customers don't want.

This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back.

If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.

In fact, we actually listen to fans all the time. It's helpful because you want to get a sense of what people are looking for and what they disagree with.

I get to a certain point, and I think in a novel it's about the third draft, when I want other eyes on it.

I have to laugh when I receive newsletters from major personalities and when you hit reply, you get a 'do-not-reply' address. It's ridiculous! Don't you want your customers to reply to you?