Martha Graham Quotes

You never know what the public is going to respond to or relate to.

I don't mind about the boos from the audience.

There will be people who hate everything you do. And some people will really love it. But that's not really different from the people who really hate it.

When you're a storyteller, part of the process of storytelling is the kind of communion you form with the audience to whom you're telling your story. If some segment of the audience doesn't like that story, it doesn't feel good.

Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it.

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.

You know, people hate me or love me and I just don't even bother paying attention to it anymore.

I'm well aware that no matter how big of a jerk I am, some people will cheer me, and no matter what I do, some people will boo me, and that's fine. I just need to elicit emotion. That's all I care about.

When I bring my music to a live audience, I know right away whether it is being appreciated or not.

One of the things I've learned is you can't really control what an audience is going to feel.

Honestly, I don't really care what people say on Twitter or what they say if they are cheering for me or not cheering for me.

I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best.

I do not care that the people is for or against me. The important thing is that I am appreciated by a response of boos or cheers. This is the important thing. it is important that people see me as a superstar talent that they want to see. I enjoy being heel.

You can be the most artistically perfect performer in the world, but an audience is like a broad - if you're indifferent, Endsville.

Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don't give a damn.

I don't expect to seem cool to everyone; nor do I want to be. I think that's the opposite of the definition of cool. So I don't care at all.

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is utterly normal. I would be troubled if the contrary were true.

A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country.

Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.

When a film is reviled, you open a film and people say "Oh, it's the stupidest thing, it's the worst movie." You think: oh, nobody's going to ever speak to you again. But, it doesn't happen. Nobody cares. You know, they read it and they say "Oh, they hated your film." You care, at the time. But they don't. Nobody else cares.

If the people wanted my head I would bow without demur. If I had lost the confidence or respect of the people I would not want to live. The tragedy of the drama is that the very opposite is true.

The American Public is who I'm interested in. Ultimately, if they think I'm good and they think I'm entertaining that's all that matters.

Do you believe in apathy at first sight?

People call you this or that. But I can't respond because then it seems like I'm defensive, you know, what does it matter, really?

It's very exciting to have fan response and fan reaction.