Eve Best Quotes

I just don't read reviews, because it can really hurt you.

I don't read reviews, because if you believe the good ones, you have to believe the bad.

I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious.

I was seeing a lot of really good things about Get Shorty when it came out, and my wife pointed out that if you validate the good reviews, you also have to validate the bad reviews.

I never read reviews of something I want to see.

I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.

I am the worst judge of my books.

When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look.

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.

The funny thing is, I'm so used to not caring what anyone says, good or bad, that unfortunately even when people say good things... I wish it made me feel good, but it doesn't.

I never want to be in a position where I have to defend my material. It's too subjective. It's for other people to defend or not defend.

As for singing, my parents say I have a good voice, but then again, they have to say that.

I tend to judge a piece of criticism by how smart I find the argument. This, I know,, is not how everyone does it.

You can have opinions, but it doesn't mean they're right.

Don't be misled by History, or any other unreliable source.

Literary criticism has about it neither rigour nor proof. Where it is honest, it is passionate, private experience seeking to persuade.

The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth

I think it's for the critics to decide whether or not their loathing of the play is based on something other than the play's merits or demerits. They must search their own souls, or whatever.

I don't buy the hype when everybody is saying how wonderful things are and how great I am, and I don't get too down when people say, "This is a disaster and he's done for."

I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.

I don't go into a movie with preconceived notions of where I want things to go.

I still found literary criticism to be a suspect activity

Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by "opinions" when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking.

It's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.

The problem a lot of writers have is that they really, really enjoy people saying, "You're brilliant." They let their self-perception be dictated by reader response. But if you're going to let other people make you feel good, you're going to end up feeling bad when they say the opposite. You've got to be a cultural stoic. Then you won't be devastated by people who respond negatively. Of course, the downside is that it sort of stops you from being able to enjoy people liking your work.