Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.
Thinking back, the majority of the conflicts I've had in my life have been a result of offering up my two unwelcome cents, crossing that line between constructive truth-telling and preaching.
No matter how much good you do, there will always be a few per cent of people who don't support you.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.
I'm totally fine with people criticizing me in shows... people like this show, or don't; you're entitled to your opinion. But when people are criticizing you as a person, I have to say it's a little bit different.
Heckling is an act of cowardice. If you want to speak, get up in front of the microphone and speak, don't sit in the dark hiding. It's easy to hide and shout and waste people's time.
Being misunderstood by people whose opinions you value is absolutely the most painful.
A lot of people say about 'Gossip Girl,' 'Well, how do you feel about gossip?' Well, who really likes gossip? No one likes to be talked about if it's not flattering or a compliment.
Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.
It's those damn critics again.
People's behaviour towards you changes when your films don't work. It's a painful period.
Somebody the other day had a review, called me 'America's reprobate.' And I don't even know what that means, but I kinda like the way it sounds.
The first time that I was elected I was called the Judas Iscariot of the black community because I took a stand that was inconsistent of cutting across the grain.
The 'New York Daily News' called me the most reviled athlete ever in sports history in New York. I don't listen to them.
Sometimes, I think 'The Spectator' is calculated to embarrass me.
I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I'm quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India.
My films are always looked at strangely, and there is nothing I can do about it.
It's not a fun thing to be the person set up in opposition to the work everyone loves.
I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends.
I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious.
Did I ever get booed? I don't think I ever got booed.
Obviously there will be a backlash. If you believe the hype you have to believe a backlash too. Any criticism we get, is always stuff we've already criticised ourselves.
I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life.
The critics don't bother me.
