Quotes About Reception

While we were touring for 'Vacation,' we weren't aware that the record wasn't doing well. It was a good tour, but the album didn't go over with critics.

I don't aim to make art in a vacuum - you want people to like it.

I had better cellular coverage on a ship in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea than I have in many parts of Silicon Valley.

were greeted warmly, but Ayla felt they were interrupting something. Everyone seemed to be looking at them, as though

I think of my work as very polarizing; either people really do like it and are touched by it or they really don't get it at all. It's not accessible to all people at the same level.

I never read anything concerning my work. I feel that criticism is a letter to the public which the author, since it is not directed to him, does not have to open and read.

We just had to stay out-of-the-way [in Fences]. [August Wilson] already wrote a masterpiece. And you really don't know how it's going to work until you get it in front of an audience.

Two days overdue, THE WORLD'S WORK has not reached me. Pray make a note of this. I would rather not have to resort to violence.

Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings.

A work of art is an echo chamber which repeats what people say about it.

Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress.

You can't tell people how to feel when they read your work. You can only hope to connect.

News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

A genuine work of art usually displeases at first sight, as it suggests a deficiency in the spectator.

We make movies to be watched in theatres. Online streaming is more of a bonus, to revisit the film.

'StrengthsFinder 2.0' is an effort to get the core message and language out to a much broader audience. We had no idea how well received the first strengths book would be by general readers - it was oriented more toward managers - or that the energy and excitement would continue to grow.

I hate Calvin and Hobbes. I think its a big re-hash of formula kid strips.

I always strive to receive the loudest reaction that I can; whether that is being booed out of the building or being cheered.

There's a direct relationship between how difficult it is to send a message and how strongly it is received.

I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true.

If it doesn't feel organic to the audience, you gotta trust your gut.

Everyone who hears our music loves it, but how many people get to hear it?

I've heard people say all our music sounds the same, but it's usually just the people who don't like us who say it.

Now because the film industry is what it is, if people are expecting a certain film genre and they're not getting it, there are howls of outrage.