Quotes About Self-critique

I was always critiquing my work. I let everybody else around - producers, directors, other actors - they give the nod of approval or the praise. Because I tried to always bring the best, so even if they were happy with it, I was still scrutinizing it.

I don't listen to my songs. The only time I do it is when someone points out a flaw in the end product.

I'm not bamboozled by the fact that people are disgusted by me. I'm not my biggest fan either.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

Looking back, I sometimes wish I had done things differently. But if I had, I'm not sure that I wouldn't have proven to be my own worst enemy.

Well, once we finish something, I can't really listen to it because all I hear are problems.

Sometimes I'll do something when I'm tired at night, and it'll sound hot. But in the morning, when I'm wide awake, I'll listen again and think it's way off. Nobody else would notice it, but I'm like, I've got to fix that!

Honestly, as you can imagine, it really isn't all that fun directing yourself, running back and forth to the monitors to see if you're terrible or not.

I don't go back and look at my early work, because the last time I did, many years ago, it left me cringing. If one publishes, then one is creating a public record of Learning to Write.

When a draft looks terrible, I don't try to convince myself that it's actually good or even that someday it will be, only that it's my job to work on it whether it's good or not.

Some people like to purge out a draft and just let it go and then go back and fix it, but I'm a writer-rewriter. I can't move on until I feel like it's presentable.

I've always been critical about my work. It pushes me to work harder.

I never want to become arrogant and think I've made a flawless movie.

When I go back to my old films, I feel frustrated looking at my eye makeup and hairdos.

Win or lose or draw, you always go back and critique your performance and say you could have done things better. Even if I put the guy away in one round, I can go back and say I made a lot of mistakes and need to tighten up. But that's the type of person I am. Improve. Improve. Improve. When I lose I come back stronger than ever.

No nation attains the power of judgement until it can sit in judgement on itself.

The only person you are qualified to pronounce unreasonable is yourself.

Just make games for yourself and try to have a critical eye to what you do. If you genuinely like the game, there will be other people who like it as well.

When I'm working in theatre I never go to the bar with the other actors; I go home and think about what I did wrong.

When he judged himself, that was his supreme moment.

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

I think most bands probably peak on their first album. We peaked on our third album. On the first album, I feel like I wish the production was a little better. I'll always hear a song I don't like. I look for what I could have done to make it better. It's always difficult for me to listen.

The third person allows characters to really attack themselves. We all do this - attack ourselves - every hour of our lives.

perfectionism will ruin your writing, blocking inventiveness and playfulness and life force