Louise Redknapp Quotes

When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.

I know I'm being judged, and anyone who works in the public eye will get some negativity at some point. It can be tough and it hurts. I can be very tough on myself. Occasionally, I hear or read something cruel and I'm shocked.

It's unbelievable that people have the time and inclination to be as negative as they are on a public platform about people who accomplish whatever they do in the public eye.

I was called fat and ugly in the press almost my entire life. I understand that being judged by others comes with the territory, but it broke my heart and ruined my self-esteem.

If you're part of a show that is watched by millions of millions of people, of course there are going to be nasty comments. You can't take them personally.

I was angry and sad that people kept commenting on my pictures saying, 'You're too fat to wear that!' or 'Cover up! No one wants to see that!'

When a guy would write some scathing article about me, that used to really bother me. I didn't get it. I'm like, What is that? You don't know me... That ate me up.

Once you've been in the public eye, you are always going to be criticised.

For all the benefits of being in the public eye, there is the odd downside, too. Twitter goes mad sometimes with people saying weird stuff. It is a bit strange, but you can just ignore them. It is not even worth getting worked up about.

All criticism hurts me. I'm so in the wrong business.

Don't think for a minute that bad publicity and endless criticism don't leave their claw marks on everyone concerned. Your friends try to cheer you up by saying lightly, "I suppose you get used to it, and ignore it." You try. You try damned hard. But you never get used to it. It always wounds and hurts.

Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.

It's hard sometimes to not want to know what people are saying behind your back and to ignore certain things that are being written.

I always have a very strong sense of shaming oneself, and you can do that a lot in the public eye, so it's best avoided at all costs I think.

The only albatross is the hurt you divine from what people say about your art.

I try not to read the blogs or what people say about me. Because that's what brings everybody down - no matter what you do, you're always going to have haters.

When people say negative things or speculate, you can't help but feel hurt.

When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.

I'd read things, like people criticizing me. But no one likes to read stuff about that, and probably the main thing that was getting to me was me mum's illness.

You try to shut the criticism out, but it's pretty hard to do. You see people on the street, friends, people that you know are in your corner, and they come and tell you how bad they feel, and that's not the kind of conversation you want. I don't want anyone to feel bad for me.

It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.

It's difficult to talk to people... I walk into a room and I'm Danielle Steel, and whatever I say is going to be taken apart.

I live in a world where there's magazines and blogs, and people feel like they are allowed to criticize me, and in the meanest way.

I don't enjoy sparring with the audience. It devastates me.