Wyndham Lewis Quotes

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.

One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.

I had someone tell me I fell off, ooh I needed that.

I think that we're our own worst enemies in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to doing work where you're criticized a lot or doing work where there's a lot of hater directed at you; and to not constantly second-guess yourself.

When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.

See, regardless of what anybody believes who hates me; you ain't gonna make or break me.

One girl came up to me - I remember it so vividly - she said, "You're not fit to model socks." It crushed me. But at the same time, it made me unbelievably determined to prove everybody wrong and prove to myself that I could live an incredible life.

The only thing I would advise young actors to do is prepare for the amount of adversity that you're going to come in contact with by choosing to be an actor because before you actually "made it" or get the skills, people are all not going to take you seriously, and many people will try to discourage you from it. Don't take any of their advice. Do it, and do it and do it. Remember the compliments. Forget the insults.

A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.

I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts.... I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have to let those things bounce off .

At some point, you have to stop running and turn around and face whoever wants you dead.The hard thing is finding the courage to do it.

If you run into trouble doing what's expected, people sympathize with you, while if you try something else and flop everyone says, You see?

If you want to kick the tiger in his ass you'd better have a plan for dealing with his teeth

It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.

If I hadn't been told I was garbage, I wouldn't have learned how to show people I'm talented. And if everyone had always laughed at my jokes, I wouldn't have figured out how to be so funny. If they hadn't told me I was ugly, I never would have searched for my beauty. And if they hadn't tried to break me down, I wouldn't know that I'm unbreakable.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

If someone is trying to stop you from enjoying your life by impeding on yours, and telling you that your life is not the right way, then by all means, I'm the first one to say, "Fight for your rights, fight for who you are and for what you believe in." But you better be the stronger person. Just be aware and attentive to everything that's happening in life and know that there are gonna be people that are going to stop you and going to enjoy stopping you from getting to your goals. But just continue to be strong and outwit them.

I know dead. I've been there, done that and got the freakin' T-shirt.

A novel takes the courage of a marathon runner, and as long as you have to run, you might as well be a winning marathon runner. Serendipity and blind faith faith in yourself won't hurt a thing. All the bastards in the world will snicker and sneer because they haven't the talent to zip up their flies by themselves. To hell with them, particularly the critics. Stand in there, son, no matter how badly you are battered and hurt.

Haters are my motivators

& these haters try to knock me but they can't knock me off the hinges.

People have doubted me and criticized me my whole life, and that's why I'm the way I am.

If I am hated at Barcelona, it is their problem but not mine. Fear is not a word in my football dictionary.

Great people will always be mocked by those who feel smaller than them. However, a lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena. A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey. A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker. Whenever you should question your self-worth, remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty.