Britt Daniel Quotes

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.

People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.

Criticism is always hard to take - we musicians are sensitive. It's always hard when someone says something negative - but you try to learn to just let it roll off and not worry about it.

It's OK to get your feelings hurt.

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

There are some people who have a low tolerance for criticism. I'm not one of those people.

Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.

I talk to friends who get their feelings hurt when they read Twitter mentions. I have an amazing solution - don't read Twitter mentions.

I was very vulnerable to criticism for many years. I could read a bad review and remember it my whole life.

You're happy that people are seeing your work. As for the critics, it really hurts when they knock you.

Praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.

We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not.

I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.

Nobody responds to being made to feel judged.

It's human nature that if you get 20 positive comments and one negative one, you're going to focus on the negative. We all do that. It can be something that drags you down. It's easy to get bogged down with it, but I try to concentrate on the good things.

I think that you can take things personally or get hurt feelings as a result of something not working out just because your psyche said it should or you deserve it, or whatever it is.

It's a healthy thing to get some bad criticism. I'm still here and I'm fine, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't get to you reading the negative stuff.

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.

When something bad is written about me, I find it hurtful. So I choose not to look at it.

I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.

It hurts when people put you down.

Of course I get hurt.

It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.