Quotes About Criticism

There is always some criticism. Tell me one thing that Narendra Modi does and you don't criticise. If he gives a chance to newcomers, you say he forgot the old guard; if he gives a chance to an incumbent, you say Modi doesn't give a chance to young leaders.

It is impossible not to hear some of the criticism. However, no newspaper, nor journalist, is going to tell me who I am. I know who I am.

My greatest fear in the state of Maine: newspapers. I'm not a fan of newspapers.

Today, in the newspapers and magazines, the first sentence is, my restaurant is expensive.

The newspapers were always against me in the beginning because they thought I was depriving people of what they wanted.

I can't comment on every article in the newspapers.

I've wrongly been called sick by newspapers and magazines throughout my entire career.

I mentioned that Mignolet is bad at coming for crosses and as soon as that went into the newspapers, he got better.

The atmosphere in the newsroom could be pretty poisonous. When I arrived, the people who worked on the 'Six' were sitting there slagging off what had gone out on the 'One.' I thought: 'What is this place? And what are you saying about me?'

I've never been a big fan of Cam Newton's.

My daughters have become little judges. If I do produce a baked item, they tut at the soggy bottom and advise me to try harder next time.

People say a lot of mess about celebrities. In the social media world, celebrities are able to go online and see nice things and horrible things written about them - but these people on the Internet wouldn't have the guts to say it to their face.

I Googled myself, and I saw some nice things and some not-so-nice things. I've learned that that stuff isn't real, and it doesn't exist unless you look at it.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

When people you don't know say nice things about you, if you allow yourself, even subconsciously, to attach a shred of meaning to it, when the opposite happens, when people you don't know say bad things about you, you can't attach that same meaning.

All players want nice things to be said and written about them and you have to take the reverse in equal measure.

There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would look nicer...', that director's going to hate your guts. Particularly if it's a good idea.

I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.

I'm not going to lie to you, it's a lot nicer to have cheers rather than boos.

People in Nigeria weren't happy that I went to Qatar. They said 'why did you go there of all places?' They missed watching me on television but sometimes you have to think about yourself and your future as well.

The end of shows are a nightmare for everybody because there is so much pressure to satisfy everyone, which of course you can't do.

I have nine armchairs from which I can be critical.

I think even if you do five films, some people would be like 'yeah, no big deal.'

I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down is gold that probably don't write very well.