Erwin McManus Quotes

I love the criticism because if there was no criticism then what can you work on and what can you get better at?

We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

I think the trouble with artists or chefs who whine about criticism is that if you love the good reviews, you have to at least read the bad ones.

It bothers me when nobody is criticizing me, because then I am not doing something.

It's good to have critics because that's what motivates you and helps you take your game to another level.

You have to take your ego out of it and say, do I want people to be obsequious to me or do I want to write good books? If it's the latter, you have to take criticism. It's annoying, but that's how to do good stuff; listen to other people.

Critics only make you stronger. You have to look at what they are saying as feedback. Sometimes the feedback helps, and other times, it's just noise that can be a distraction.

I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

I do need to be told when I'm going wrong. No one's acting can be an exact, 100 percent science.

When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.

I learned that it's important to treat yourself like a work in progress, to think about how you can improve, to listen to feedback.

If someone comes and tells me I've done great work, that's not what I want to hear. But if someone comes and tells me that this could have been a notch better, I'd spend an hour with the person and hear him or her out.

You learn from any criticism. You learn from any self-criticism. And you learn from when you do things the right way: you try to keep going.

I think this is a sport where we can really challenge all of ourselves as baseball fans, as baseball players, even the casual viewers. It's just good to think, What can we do that hasn't been done?

A hater is actually an employee to your progress!

I take the constructive criticism only.

You can always criticise people, the players are aware we can improve in a number of areas.

I can listen to all the people patting me on the back, or I can listen to the people saying I need to get better. I know I need to get better, or else there would be nobody saying that.

My general idea about my work is that it's more about the work than the things that come with it. I am constantly striving to improve on that and find new things to do there. That journey itself is so interesting is because there's so much to do that there's no room for doubt there.

I love constructive criticism.

I am happy I have competition. It keeps me on my toes all the while and stops me from becoming complacent. So, it works to my advantage.

I can be negatively criticised, but this is actually a positive thing, especially if the critic is smart, and helpful. I am very attentive to critics, they let me go ahead and push myself harder to continue.

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best.

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.