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.
If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage.
I went to the top lady, the Queen, sobbing and I said, ''What do I do? I'm coming to you, what do I do?''And she said, ''I don't know what you should do, Charles is hopeless''. And that was it, that was help.
Watching well-meaning authors follow in the footsteps of someone going in the wrong direction breaks my heart.
Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.
It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.
When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle.
If I have any complaints about my youth... one is that many well-meaning adults lied to me. Not spiteful lies with malicious intent but lies designed to prevent emotional and psychological pain - lies told by the people who cared about me most: my parents, teachers, relatives.
Isolation is the worst possible counselor.
Eddie had the perfect template of what not to do. His big brother did all the wrong things.
My advice wouldn't be good to anybody. I don't see it really being greeted with thunderous applause.
The worst coach I have ever had was Roberto Mancini. I never liked his training methods.
I have seen one or two psychiatrists. They just sit and nod and doodle.
I think it's unfortunate to have critics for friends.
Your humble critic confesses that he has been wrestling with 'weight issues' since leaving college lo these, uh, several years ago, so it's hard to be receptive to the moralistic scolding and patronizing encouragement offered endlessly by the allegedly well-meaning.
Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me.
Picture being forced to talk endlessly about your feelings and listen and care when what you needed was just to get something done.
Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.
I would not advise a young player to even listen to Byron Scott, because he is the worst coach at communicating with young guys, and I'm living proof.
Pick up any newspaper or magazine, open the TV, and you'll be bombarded with suggestions of how to have a successful life. Some of these suggestions are deeply unhelpful to our own projects and priorities - and we should take care.
I wish somebody would have told me, 'Don't try too hard,' because when I was younger I wanted to try really hard. I wanted to please everybody and be this perfect, polite little girl.
