Quotes About Reaction

I've been cheered by the reaction to what I've done with Film Independent at LACMA and the organizational support I've received in pursuing it.

At first, when I received the script for the 'Archie' show, I was immediately turned off.

Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.

I played a lot of pubs, and some were a bit rougher than others, but once you got on, it was the same reception everywhere.

When I first heard that I had won the prize, I thought that it was something for myself, that it was something personal, recognition of my writings. But there is such a strong reaction from Chinese people in particular. It's been very passionate, overwhelming and passionate, Chinese people from all over the world.

I think when the bottom started to drop out, we didn't recognize it.

Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right.

I really explored self-awareness and emotions through 'Green Lantern.' It might sound goofy, but I do believe that emotions have power. We're all driven by something, and most of that is emotional reaction. For me, it was about recognizing my self-awareness.

Every time I make a new record, some of my existing fans are going to like it, and some are not. It's inevitable, and it's part of the deal. It's part of the job description.

The minute we first started recording 'Defend Yourself,' I thought, 'Yeah. We're going to have to deal with a really terrible review from Pitchfork for this record.'

With music, you're laying it all out there. They're judging you right away, and you can lose them quick. With the comedy, you've always got another joke to redeem yourself. Or, even if you've only got one joke, at least the punch line is at the end. Then they have to at least pay attention until the end.

They're a great audience, kids. They actually respond. They don't have the references that adults have, so everything is immediate. It's always interesting to see what they react to in whatever I'm working on at the moment. And they don't even want to discuss why. That's a lesson to remember: My son doesn't care about why.

I can handle boos. Boos entertain me.

I have always been able to handle situations well once they've happened to me.

People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.

I cry at the drop of a hat.

'City of Fallen Angels' ended on a cliffhanger. That was equally loved and hated by my readership.

If you got more than one letter from somebody who said they hated you, it meant they kept watching.

For all of my movies, half of the press always hates it.

I'm like anyone else, if I'm not having a good time you'll hear it.

In the heat of the moment things get blown out of hand.

I hope people can come along to see us perform and be like, 'What the hell is this?'

We're a pretty emotional bunch. You know, someone doesn't say hello to you one day and you're like, 'I cannot believe the gall!'

Hey, a woman changed her mind - what else is new?