Gareth Gates Quotes

When someone praises me, I get wary. If someone has something negative to say, I invite them over for a long chat. They are important for my growth as an actor.

I've learned not to attach personal feelings to critics who review your work. It's their opinions, their perceptions - it's a very subjective thing, and you can be hurt.

To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person.

At the end of the day it's going to hurt your feelings if someone says something mean about you, but I've learned to take a step back and ask myself if it's really going to affect me, if this person who I'm never going to know or meet doesn't like me - and it doesn't.

I don't care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.

If you want to be honest with yourself, you have to take criticism, even if you attract adverse comments from others.

I used to take it much more to heart. Now I realise that negativity has almost everything to do with the person delivering it and very little to do with you yourself.

If I can understand criticism, I take it very seriously. But it's a process; it doesn't happen overnight.

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.

I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.

I'm not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it.

I think I'm also more open to other writers being present and listening to other opinions, whereas before I was going through my angsty teen years while making records.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

It's an artist's choice to listen to criticism or not. I'm very sensitive to criticism.

I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.

I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

One may criticize even what one reveres.

Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit.

If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting.

My music asks people to think critically, so how can I get upset when people think about me critically?

If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.

Put your choices in perspective.

My 'Glee' experience taught me - to a certain degree - not to listen too much to fan backlash, at least to negative things. Once you have the job, you have the job, and you've got to do it.

In any job, you can come under attack or have a door slammed in your face. You do want to listen to critics; you don't want to be in a cocoon and never change. Get a second opinion from coworkers and friends. Know that criticism can be valid, but don't take it personally.