John Lennon Quotes

If I have a strong dislike for something, obviously that garners an equal amount of derision, towards me from the audience. And that's fine, as long as it's within the bounds of decency and isn't too personal in the vitriol. That's what makes the blog interesting, and that's what makes reading it interesting and that's what makes writing interesting. You don't want everyone to agree.

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that.

If everybody loves you, you must be doing something wrong. It means there's no button being pushed... The only way that everybody loves you is toward the end of your career.

I'm totally fine with people criticizing me in shows... people like this show, or don't; you're entitled to your opinion. But when people are criticizing you as a person, I have to say it's a little bit different.

Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do. Even if you go out there and try to make the most vanilla, non-offensive TV show possible, people are going to criticize you for doing that. It's just part of the game.

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

People say I seem very negative about new music - well, if somebody asks me what I think of Keane, I'll tell 'em. I don't like 'em. I'll obviously take it a step too far and grossly insult the keyboard player's mam or summat, but I'm afraid that's just me.

I know that when you talk about something that may hurt someone, reactions are normal, and you are touching some nerves... But I don't do things because people always like what I do.

I haven't read a single word that a critic has written about me since 1994.

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

It's funny, in some of the interviews I've seen that were done for the film, some people say things like, 'Oh, I was never a very big Jim Woodring fan. I've never thought his work was that great.'

What sells more, criticism or compliments? What do people like more? They enjoy blood.

All players want nice things to be said and written about them and you have to take the reverse in equal measure.

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

I don't really mind criticism in music or in shows and stuff like that at all. I mean, it doesn't really worry me even if it's like out of place. At least it's relevant.

I've come to realize that you're going to get criticized no matter what. Somebody will always hate what you write, especially if you write humor for a fairly broad audience. Somebody will always find it not funny and declare you're not funny anymore. And sometimes people are just crazy.

I don't want to please everybody. I'd get a little worried if I did something and everybody was pleased with it.

I'd like to be clear that a number of people find me intolerable, and they don't hesitate to say so - which they and I cherish.

There are floods of praise coming in as well as criticism.

It would be nice if everybody who had something interesting to say about my work could say it politely and civilly, but it doesn't work that way... Sometimes people are just really nasty.

Some people are going to like the decisions I made, some people are not going to like the decisions that I made. That's just the way it is.

Stupid criticism and still more stupid praise.

I don't mind being criticized intelligently; although I don't love it.

Readers forget that one can critique yet still admire.