Jonathan Swift Quotes

I understand there's damage control to do on my image, but people are always gonna have their opinion of me no matter what. I understand 100 people may like me and 1,000 people may hate me. That's fine.

Everybody said Peyton Place would be a mistake.

I'm not worried about misconception or a perception that's bad. If I were, I'd be chasing something all the time.

I would be upset if I was on the 'worst dressed'. It would make me think, 'Surely I haven't done anything that horrific - have I?'

At early previews, the theater gossips are there, wishing you ill every night. They don't grant you any slack. Agents are in from Hollywood. Your friends are there. People who are going to spread the word-of-mouth. If something doesn't work, everyone will know.

Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. They also made fun of other choices in my life that I was proud of then and still am now!!!

[Characterizing public criticism:] It only hurts for a day.

I make a point of not reading reviews because of the old adage, if you read the good ones then you have to read the bad ones, and if you read the bad ones, you have to, you know... And also because it's a very, very bewildering and exposing thing.

I don't read the comments people write about me - it's not worth it.

All players want nice things to be said and written about them and you have to take the reverse in equal measure.

It's social media. You can't be thin-skinned.

The criticism from the media never really bothered me. I'd correct it when I can, but that's their job. If stuff wasn't personal, then it really didn't bother me.

I have learned to avoid the coverage, good or bad - and it's mostly bad.

If someone leaves me a bad review, I briefly fantasize about pushing them down a well.

One of the reasons it's important to make a new project is it always seems to improve the reputations of the previous one. Whatever you did before is better than what you've just done, apparently. But I've had to follow the first rule of journalism: Never read the comments.

People always say, 'Do you get bothered by what people say or blog or write about you?' I only do if I know them. If I know them, and I have a relationship with them and they write that, then that would surprise me a lot. Usually the people writing the negative stuff don't know me at all.

You really have to think a lot before speaking, and the things that are written about you, sometimes you might not like it.

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

I choose to let the press say whatever they want and let people say whatever they want.

No man likes to live under the eye of perpetual disapprobation.

You should really get some quotes about our show. Noah loves when people talk about him. Negatively or positively.

Certain it is that scandal is good brisk talk, whereas praise of one's neighbor is by no means lively hearing. An acquaintance grilled, scored, devilled, and served with mustard and cayenne pepper excites the appetite; whereas a slice of cold friend with currant jelly is but a sickly, unrelishing meat.

Your great glory is not to be inferior to what you have been given by nature, and the greatest glory of a woman is to be least talked about by men, whether theyare praising or criticizing you.

I don't care what you think of social media, and I don't care what you think of the people that comment .

With increasing frequency and growing vehemence, you hear people saying they are ashamed to be Australians.