Judd Apatow Quotes

Once your name gets out, people just want to crack you.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

When something or someone is hyped and you're put on the forefront of a lot of things, people want to tear you down. That's kind of scary, especially when you're not really putting yourself out there.

Being in the limelight has its minuses.

There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'

There is a lot of envy, there is a lot of flak that we as children of the industry get for what we may have achieved or not achieved. We're under constant surveillance.

I don't think it is pressure but I am aware sometimes, especially on this new album, that people were going to really pay attention.

You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are going to be a whole bunch of people who don't like you. No matter who you are. I'm sure there's somebody out there who doesn't like Betty White because she's short and has white hair.

I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.

If there's a spotlight on you, people are going to look for a reason to bring you down.

I didn't expect it to come so quickly. It's been hard to keep up with. There's been articles in the papers that say I've got too big for my boots but people who know me say I'm just the same. Things have changed in my life but I haven't, too many people would knock me down if I did.

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting.

I guess every single word I've ever said is going to be dissected now.

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don't even come close to touching.

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.

I'm used to people talking about me.

One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

As it becomes longer at No. 1, I feel more and more pressure. Everybody is trying to grab every piece of me.

Once you have a lot of success, you become a target in many ways.

I think with anybody who's doing well in the public eye or whatever, there's always gonna be a shift because people don't wanna see somebody happy all the time. And they're gonna try to take shots at people.

If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you.

Fame is a magnifying glass

We are at a massive club here at Manchester United and if things aren't going as well as they should be then there is always going to be people wanting to have a dig and a pop at you.

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.