David Zucker Quotes

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job.

One man's observation is another man's closed book or flight of fancy.

I know all the critics.

Different men often see the same subject in different lights

It is necessary to judge accurately the things that rest on opinion

Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.

People will want to say this or that about you, but take it with a pinch of salt.

I think what people think about my films depends on the film they see. It's all different and opinions are all different.

To a critic, no explanation will do. To a fan, no explanation is needed.

There will always be critics. On one hand, criticism can be positive. On the other hand, criticism can be negative. But critics will always be watching the game. If you listen to everybody, you can go crazy. I have my own point of view, and I always try to keep it.

Art critics are like every other critic.

I think everyone does selective reading. Everybody has a filter, and that is real easy for critics to see things from their perspectives, and I'm going, I didn't mean that at all. And believers do the same.

I think, in politics, half the people are gonna like you, and half the people are not gonna like you, no matter what you do or what you say... It's like there are no right answers. If there were, everyone would choose the right answers. They're all opinions.

I always think that's neat, when you can hear a story told from different points of view, different perspectives.

Frankly speaking, if I care what people write, whether it is positive or negative, I believe, personally, I'm on the wrong path.

I believe that everyone has a right to have an opinion about things or people, and fortunately, I have been lucky to have heard usually good things about myself. However, I must admit that people can be quite critical about your role also.

When people write about someone else, you have to take it with a pinch of salt.

Success is based on your perspective.

Critics are critics: their job is to find things wrong with people.

We take literature too seriously.

Beauty does not mean one thing but not something else.

Two sides to a story exist when evidence exists on both sides of a position. Then, reasonable people may disagree about how to weigh that evidence and what conclusion to form from it. Everyone, of course, is entitled to their own opinion.

I don't pay attention to critics.

We all look at the same object in different ways.

With any success, a lot of voices come out, and you start hearing a lot more opinions on the matter. We've provoked very strong reactions in both directions since day one.