Kevin Nealon Quotes

When we did 'The Office,' no one knew who we were, so it was easy to champion us; you could own us. Once you become successful, people don't have that any more, so it becomes more polarised. Some people want to champion you, and others want to slag you off. It doesn't concern me.

As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.

Cannes is a sort of gladiators' arena, and that's the fun part of it. When you accept to come here to open the festival, you know you are going to be criticised. I have no problem with the fact that I expose myself and the movie, and it's normal that I can disagree with the way some people feel.

A lot of people hated every moment of my 'Ring.' And a lot of people who had never been to an opera bought subscriptions to the next season.

I don't think you're ever going to be truly successful if everyone likes you.

I am the object of criticism around the world. But I think that since I am being discussed, then I am on the right track.

You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.

It would be nice to garner new fans and make it a success - and success is relevant, we already know all that.

Whenever a high-profile leader dies, people immediately attempt to summarize that person's life in a sentence. Often, critics and commentators get caught up looking at the leader's style, or which political or philosophical camp they represented.

Only the public can make a star. It's the studios who try to make a system out of it.

If you want to be loved by everyone, don't go into politics.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

You know, I'll tell you, nothing changed after 'No Strings' for me. A lot of people said, like, 'Your game will be different,' but it wasn't. It really wasn't.

If the public likes you, you're good.

I don't have any control of how I am received. People will either like me, not like me or love to not like me.

Before I entered politics, when I used to appear in public everyone would applaud; now half of the people applaud, and half of them boo.

If you're getting a lot of flack, you're right on target.

Every time you go for more competition, some people don’t like it, but that’s the way it is. We believe it is better for the people.

I will be the first to admit that getting votes and getting an audience are two different things. For example, a politician really can't be elected if he's hated by half the people. A talk show host, however, can be an overwhelming national phenomenon while being hated by half the people.

If you're making entertainment on a grand scale, if you're reaching millions, there will be tens of thousands of people who absolutely hate us, and some percentage of those will take it upon themselves to let us known how they feel.

Give me a celebrity, I'll give you your haters. Some people shine, and some people don't like when they shine. Ask Barack Obama - he'll tell you.

There are some people in Monaco who aren't thrilled at the idea of me going down an ice track in a sled going 90 miles an hour. But they've accepted it.

When you have haters, you're doing something right.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.

What I've learned is that living in public life... it's impossible to have everybody like you. No matter what you do.