Quotes About Feedback

Note that criticism is not failure. If you're not being criticized, you're probably not doing anything exceptional.

To get an accurate indicator of commercial viability, don't ask people if they would buy—ask them to buy. The response to the second is the only one that matters.

It never really occurs to me that I'm doing cringe comedy. It's something that people tell me afterwards, and I say, 'Again? Really? I never set out with that intention.'

When you ask a bunch of people to see a film, and then invite them to comment on it and tell them it's a work-in-progress, they feel bound to offer an opinion.

By creating a feedback culture within your office, you ensure that people continue to learn, grow, and challenge themselves.

A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.

Oh, I love critics. Because they love me. It's not a joke. They care.

The movies I've made, I'm really proud of them. But the experience I've had is, people say to me, 'Oh my God, I saw your movie on HBO. It was actually funny.' Like, that's always the experience. It's a backhanded compliment.

It definitely feels different to perform to people who know your music. Because people's feedback is not just, 'Oh my God, that was amazing. Who are you?'

On the set, you do a movie shoot, you go, 'OK, was that OK, how was that?' You dont know, you're not sure.

When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

I think with actors, if you just don't set about trying to crush their confidence immediately, you're usually OK.

There isn't a route to success. Make a film. If people like it, you'll be okay. There is no route that I know of.

Some critics have been very harsh. That's okay. I like honest criticism.

It's okay to be misunderstood - as long as you're not misunderstood by your consumers.

The first time my mom read my very first book, she was like, 'I'm not gonna belabor this. It's not a big deal. But I have to ask the question: Is everything okay?'

I didn't read reviews earlier in my career, but I read them now as I'm older. I read them all.

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.

One of the things I wanted to do was direct. There've been a couple of times that a director will walk up and say something to me, and all it does is make me mad. Inside I'll go, 'Well, that wasn't helpful at all.'

I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'

Most men cannot write good sex. I tried one time years ago and showed it to my wife, and she felt like laughing.

It took a lot of time and constant feedback to realize what wasn't working in my life, and it will be an ongoing journey until the day I die.

I never focus on success; I only focus on listening to my online community and being consistent.

People online will tell you what they really think - there's no diplomacy. They're honest; it's good to have the feedback immediately.