Sara Bareilles Quotes

… a better hand at pulling down than building.

It's those damn critics again.

You know, there are so many snarky angry critics out there who are just sort of looking to tear down whoever is getting talked about.

There's a lot of things that are said on the American Idol message board. I quit reading them because most of the people are very mean.

When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.

Gossip is hardly uplifting.

People's behaviour towards you changes when your films don't work. It's a painful period.

There's a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart.

But when I'm losing a few matches, suddenly 'It's his fault', 'He doesn't want to practice', 'He doesn't need it', 'He doesn't care'. And when everything goes well, there are people coming behind the stone, saying, 'Oh, my God, he's back finally, and I was there to help him out'.

I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.

I certainly wouldn't want to be the man who was compared to John Ritter through my eyes.

If you chomp down too hard on my work, you're going to break your teeth.

Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.

My first review for the TV movie The Bionic Showdown said I was as interesting as a bus ride.

I caught a lot of flak for being a young mama.

I would doubt that those people down there would even give them that much of a break.

I insulted people. I had to - they deserved it. They didn't have any talent. They stunk. They were horrible! But it made it for a fun show.

You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize.

When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.

Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down.

I got a lot of criticism online and a lot of harsh comments.

When I was 14 or 15, I was in a small troupe for teenagers, and I heard somebody say, 'Oh, she'll never get anywhere. She's too common.'

I read all the reviews. I remember the first review I ever read about our band was, 'They'll be gone tomorrow; they'll be gone quicker than they came.'

Not everyone who writes about you is going to be a fan of your music.

It's been so difficult to watch people criticize me and my intentions.