Renata Adler Quotes

It's not the journalists; it's the critics that I can't understand. I've never understood what kind of a person would want to criticize someone else's work.

Sir, there is no end of negative criticism.

You can learn a lot from criticism if you can take what's constructive out of it. If you read a review that starts with, 'This person is an idiot; who do they think they are?', you're not going to learn anything from that.

Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested.

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

Usually, when somebody really hates your book, they're not going to waste time on it, telling you what you need to work on.

I want to decouple this idea that critique is hatred.

Actively seek out and listen carefully to negative feedback.

I think you should always be seeking negative feedback.

In any field, it's a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.

I am saying yes to criticism, but no to insults.

I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.

Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all.

Criticism at its best is re-creative, not spirit-killing.

It's not usually that great of an idea to read lots of reviews of your movies, because even if somebody's saying nice things, there'll still be something in there that pushes the wrong button, and it's not really that helpful.

I don't mind being criticized intelligently; although I don't love it.

Go ahead and voice your criticisms, but don't expect to be invited back.

Negative feedback can make us bitter or better.

There will always be critics. On one hand, criticism can be positive. On the other hand, criticism can be negative. But critics will always be watching the game. If you listen to everybody, you can go crazy. I have my own point of view, and I always try to keep it.

Now that was informative" were her first words. "Catherine, you never told me that no matter how many times you sliced something off a vampire, it grew back" Charming, "Guess I don't have to ask if you had a nice time.

Hearkners, we say, seldom hear good of themselves.

When an audience does not complain, it is a compliment, and when it does, it is a compliment, too, if unaccompanied by violence.

People who are very confident in themselves aren't hurt by criticism. They make use of it.

The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.

If you're criticized then you can use it as an experience. Compliments, you can't use.