Roger Zelazny Quotes

I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.

I don't think I'd ever apologise for music I make, no.

Just stick to what you feel you sing best at, no matter what it is.

I thought, if I write a book that is not a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, it's not going to mean that I will not get any criticism. I might as well write the book that I want to write.

You really write the books you want to write. You can't take into consideration anything that anybody has said about you in the past, or what they'll say about you in the future.

Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.

Write what you think is good, is the whole of the law.

The reception for 'Enemy?' I don't care. No matter what other people think, it was important for me. I will stand for that movie, even if I stand alone.

I'm not the kind of person that seeks out other people's opinions on my works.

I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant.

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.

I sang with a voice that was natural, and I liked the way I produced that sound. I thought of my other friends, that they were singing and dancing, but they didn't have this. I was special.

If it is something that I want to do, then I don't think the audience will hate it. Unless I turn into a megalomaniac and start thinking that Salman Khan can do anything.

I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at.

I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of which we are proud, must not be submitted to the assaults of the past.

I mean, I don't really pay too much attention publicly to what people think.

I don't mind being ridiculed - well, I guess I would mind a little, but it would only last a few minutes - it's all very ephemeral; it doesn't really matter what people think of me.

I have maintained a low profile throughout my career but have always done things in my own unique way, be it dancing or dressing up. On the dance floor, I had my own unique steps and often had to lead my choreographer.

The joy of style lies not in how we look to other people, but in how we look to ourselves - and the most memorable and beautiful outfits are simply those that, in some rare moment of joy, we found the courage to share with the world.

I don't read reviews. I refuse to have my ego inflated or deflated by someone I don't know.

I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me.

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

I don't worry about what everyone wants to see. I make movies that please a writer, director and myself. I always think there are enough people smart as me and sensitive as me.

To maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.

The most important thing for me as an artist is having an identity.