Carrie Brownstein Quotes

I don't mind people putting us down, because if everybody really liked us, it would be a bore. You've got to have people putting you down. It doesn't give any edge to it if everybody just falls flat on their face saying, "You're great." We enjoy some of the criticisms as well, they're quite funny; some of the clever criticisms, not the ones that don't know anything, but some of the clever ones are quite fun.

I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.

I've come to realize that you're going to get criticized no matter what. Somebody will always hate what you write, especially if you write humor for a fairly broad audience. Somebody will always find it not funny and declare you're not funny anymore. And sometimes people are just crazy.

It would be nice if everybody who had something interesting to say about my work could say it politely and civilly, but it doesn't work that way... Sometimes people are just really nasty.

Except under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism.

I think it's good when people don't write good things about your work. I mean, what a great compliment it is to be called a charlatan.

I like when people talk negative.

When you dig down and look at the people who are vocal in their criticism of me, it's a small number.

It doesn't 'hurt' me, hearing criticism from ex-players. It probably disappoints me a little bit more.

I've been personally attacked for respectfully expressing my take on women's empowerment.

Controversy is not necessarily a bad thing. It's a good thing at times.

I want to decouple this idea that critique is hatred.

It is part of my job description to be offensive.

I feel like with anything you choose to do in this world, there are always gonna be people who disagree. But I've had a lot more supporters than critics.

You're always going to have your detractors.

I would never say don't have an argument.

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

I don't care for media or people being critical of me.

I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard.

For me the best way to increase society's resistance to insulting or offensive speech is to allow a lot more of it. As with childhood diseases, you can better resist those germs to which you have been exposed. We need to build our immunity to taking offense so that we can deal with the issue that perfectly justified criticism can raise. Our priority should be to deal with the message not the messenger.

When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person.

In any field, it's a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.

There are always gonna be people that are gonna be offended about something. This will never end.

If certain Critics were as clearsighted as they are malignant, how great would be the benefit to be derived from their writings!

When somebody comes along and says, "I think Washington, DC, sucks," that's not wrong.