Nigel Barker Quotes

When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized.

Being a public figure, you cannot make everyone happy. Some people will criticise your actions, and I cannot stop expressing my opinion based on that.

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

A man in public life expects to be sneered at -- it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself.

People say bad things about me. I've had people tell me, "You know, Rush, I've been telling people to listen to you and listen to you, and I finally get 'em to do it, and then you say something so offensive, and they look me, 'You listen to this?' And I'm tired of defending you, Rush. Why do you say stupid things?" I know what this is like.

Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.

People are going to bash you while you're alive, and they're going to bash you when you're gone.

Very few people go into politics to be reviled.

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

When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.

There is always shame in the creation of an object for the public gaze.

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.

People are gonna comment no matter what. If I dated the most clean-cut, perfect guy, they're gonna comment. That's just the way it is.

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

I've been criticized for the things I chose and things I've chosen to do.

I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that?

When you get into this line of work, you're in public office, you expect you're gonna have cheap shots taken at you. That's part of the process.

I'd like to give anyone else a go at being scrutinised. Daily. It's not easy.

You put yourself in the public eye. You're kind of an open target.

Everyone makes mistakes, and they never go unnoticed when you're in the public eye.

No one could have ever prepared me for the whole world judging me and comparing me to other artists.

Reading nice stuff about you is lovely, but I know it's going to be soul-destroying when you do something that everyone is tearing apart.

You can be as good as you want with your feet, but when you're making mistakes, the opinions will change immediately.

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