Harlan Ellison Quotes

Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate.

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

As far as looking at myself on screen, I tend to pick out every single flaw that I could have or should have done better. I'm more of a cringer at first and when it is years down the road and out of my way, I can actually appreciate it somehow.

We are not greatly pleased that our friends should respect our good qualities if they venture to perceive our faults.

I don't believe anyone who says they don't care what people say about them. Of course they bloody well do.

I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head.

The best thing about me is that I am generally very honest - not hurtfully honest, but honest. The worst thing about me is that everybody can make me feel guilty. I feel responsible about things that don't even concern me.

I have such thin skin, so I make a concerted effort to avoid reading anything about myself.

Like most people, what I find irritating in others are my own faults.

I wish I didn't care about what people say about me, but I do.

When you're younger, you do take things personally.

Nothing anybody's said or written about me ever bothers me, except when it does.

Growing up, I always took things too personal and was very emotional, and I got made fun of for it.

Many people come to self-help material because they feel like something is wrong with them or the way they are. The problem is that anything that tells you how to improve your life is also implying that there is something inherently wrong with you the way you are.

I don't mind people liking or not liking me. If you make something and then in the back of your mind you think it could have been a bit better, that can hurt a bit.

Critisism is just reflection of the person that speaking

Criticism does not make you smarter or better than the one you are criticizing. In fact, the stuff you are critical of in others is the same stuff you don't like about yourself.

I'm too judgmental of other people putting themselves out there in any way, I guess.

There are some people who have a low tolerance for criticism. I'm not one of those people.

I criticize myself ruthlessly, but never mention the faults of which I am truly ashamed.

If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism.

I'm sure you get the best out of people if you look for the best in them. People don't need to be told when they've done something wrong - they know it without having to be told.

Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.

I can take critism, but if it's like 'I don't like you' then I want to know why people don't like me. Why do you hate me? What have I done?