Martie Maguire Quotes

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.

When we did 'The Office,' no one knew who we were, so it was easy to champion us; you could own us. Once you become successful, people don't have that any more, so it becomes more polarised. Some people want to champion you, and others want to slag you off. It doesn't concern me.

The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you.

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.

Being on TV brings a sort of attention in high school that can be negative sometimes. People, immediately they're going to have that in their back pocket. If they don't like you, they're going to be able to pull that out and throw it in your face.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

I'm used to people talking about me.

The critics love to get out their knives and dine on Coverdale. But the worse the criticism gets, the more successful I become.

The more famous you become, the less people will tell you your faults.

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.

But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.

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

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Fame and censure with a tether / By fate are always linked together.

One day you are a hero, the next day, media and people put you down if you are not giving your best.

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!'

Neymar is probably tired of hearing people talk about him.

Fans don't care what's in your private life, what happened in your past, where you come from. If you don't perform, they judge.

People may trash me, but at least they're talking about me.

The more successful you become, the more known you become, everything you say is minutely scrutinised a lot.