Thomas Vinterberg Quotes

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?

People were saying on social media, 'He's going out too much' - I got judged. That was demoralising.

Negative feedback can make people feel inferior.

If you take yourself too seriously, something like a bad review could put you off your stride.

I get too upset by online criticism.

I want to hear good things. I don't want to hear any negative things about me. It makes me look bad. It makes me feel bad. It makes my family look bad.

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

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.

Nobody responds to being made to feel judged.

Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.

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.

Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down.

I'm not going to hurt anybody other than that dick who keeps writing songs about me.

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.

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.

Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.

How nice it would be to breeze through life and just brush things off. I never read reviews because I hate to lose more than I like to win; I experience negative emotions far greater than positive ones.

All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.

Human beings feel dishonor the most, sometimes, when they most deserve it.

We can be so hard on ourselves. And other people can, too - there's so much criticism out there!

I don't like my ego stroked too much.