John Zorn Quotes

Everybody on top has a ton of haters.

Judi Dench should be ashamed of herself for being so talented and working so much.

I think with anybody who's doing well in the public eye or whatever, there's always gonna be a shift because people don't wanna see somebody happy all the time. And they're gonna try to take shots at people.

There have been interviews with people saying they are jealous of Kangana. There are so many people who are jealous of my success.

Duke has a lot of haters, but I know it means you're doing something right if they're hating you.

When you become successful, half the population puts you on a pedestal, and half the population treats you with less respect than you would have got if you were collecting their bins.

You're going to have haters no matter what you do.

When you're good at something, there's always someone to spit on you.

If you're someone that people look up to, they're gonna always find a way to bring you down.

People always want to knock you when you're up.

If there's a spotlight on you, people are going to look for a reason to bring you down.

I think people are just haters. When they see people doing well, some people, if there's something wrong, they'll pick at that.

I learned a long time ago, if you want to keep your friends in show business, don't get famous. Because as soon as you get famous, a lot of the people you used to know, who didn't, become incredibly bitter and jealous. It's part of the territory.

No matter how well you do, no matter how successful you are, they're always going to criticize you.

People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

My mom always said that there would be haters. Not everyone can love ya.

When you get haters you actually feel like you're a success.

Other bands in Vegas hated us because we hadn't played shows and paid our dues. Publications called us out, saying we were just a put-together band, claiming we had ghostwriters. It made me so happy, the fact that everyone was hating on us so hard.

Give me a celebrity, I'll give you your haters. Some people shine, and some people don't like when they shine. Ask Barack Obama - he'll tell you.

On the second verse of 'Tears to Snow,' I talk about rappers and the way they view me now, rappers in the underground world who I might've know for a little bit, or they might've opened a show for me. A lot of them talk crap about me behind my back, and they'll smile in my face.

I am privileged and very happy to be a professional sportsperson, but should that make people so angry?

I always loved the spotlight, just not the negativity.

Everyone's a critic: when you are doing something good, everybody wants to bring you down, and that's something I've been told. People want to see you do good, but not too good.

There will always be jealous people and haters: people who assume that if they were in your shoes, they could do what you're doing. That's just the world we live in.