Quotes About Feedback

The fact is some people really love my work, some people not so much, but at the end of the day, I don't want anybody coming out of the movie thinking about me.

I've been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen you in something they actually enjoyed.

Audiences have taught me how to sing better and entertain better.

The fans are entitled to voice their opinion.

We as a government are entitled to be criticised.

The actor's dream is to come in knowing that you're only supposed to do one episode and then come back because people liked it.

I like doing live stand-up because that's where I started. If you do TV and radio you just send it out into the ether and you never find out if people like it or not. To go out and make an audience laugh is nice.

The only place to get better is to work in front of a crowd every night, that's when you'll find what really works and what doesn't.

reception room. Mr. Razin will bring you further instructions." No sooner had she left the office than Petrov pointed his chair toward Alex Razin. "Well, Razin, what do you think?" "Of her? As you said—she is nearly perfect. Let her hair grow longer, eliminate the small cheek scar, shorten the nose slightly, and she is Billie Bradford." "No, I mean my story. Did she believe it?

All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.

Sudden change is of a different order than feedback or evolution. Observe the whirlpools below a waterfall. For many seasons the eddies stay in the same place no matter whether the water is high or low. Then, suddenly, one more stone falls into the basin, the entire array changes, and the old can never be reconstructed.

We're always pitching ideas and being told "no thank you." No offense taken, because I would so much rather be told the truth that they're not interested and be able to find the right show for that network down the line.

Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.

It's the first thing I tell my students: If you could understand, really understand, that no one needs to read your work, then your writing would improve vastly by the time we meet in this classroom again.

I don't think anyone wants to write a book that people don't like, but you have to write the book you want to write. You have to be true to yourself and hope that people will respond to that.

Every noun in your microinteraction should be unique. If you have two of the same nouns, consider combining them. Also make sure that any two (or more) nouns that look the same also behave the same. Don't have two similar buttons that act completely different. Objects that behave differently should look differently. Likewise, don't have the same noun work differently in different places.

When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported back, the rate of improvement accelerates." —Pearson's Law

You were right, everybody hates my new car. Becky said it was a goth dorkmobile.

You know the phrase 'Don't shoot the messenger'?" Edmondson says. "In fact, it's not enough to not shoot them. You have to hug the messenger and let them know how much you need that feedback. That way you can be sure that they feel safe enough to tell you the truth next time.

Super-slow practice works like a magnifying glass: It lets us sense our errors more clearly, and thus fix them.

Build a Wall Between Performance Review and Professional Development:

Aim for Candor; Avoid Brutal Honesty: Giving honest feedback is tricky, because it can easily result in people feeling hurt or demoralized. One useful distinction, made most clearly at Pixar, is to aim for candor and avoid brutal honesty. By aiming for candor—feedback that is smaller, more targeted, less personal, less judgmental, and equally impactful—it's easier to maintain a sense of safety and belonging in the group.

When you practice a soft skill, focus on making a high number of varied reps, and on getting clear feedback. Don't worry too much about making errors—the important thing is to explore. Soft skills are often more fun to practice, but they're also tougher because they demand that you coach yourself. After each session ask yourself, What worked? What didn't? And why?

Fill the group's windshield with clear, accessible models of excellence. • Provide high-repetition, high-feedback training. • Build vivid, memorable rules of thumb (if X, then Y). • Spotlight and honor the fundamentals of the skill.