“Ever since I can remember I’ve had positive and negative fan reviews. And whether it was positive or negative it wasn’t always based in reality or what my perception of the music was. But judging from playing these new songs live and my feelings on the record [Scream] – and it’s a great record – there is definitely an audience for it. Also, I don’t really go to clubs so I don’t know what sounds are made there.” KnowsMadeI CanFeelingsRealityRememberSongSoundAudienceRecordsFansJudgingPerceptionNegativeClubsReviewsScreamNew Songs Author:Chris Cornell
“Acting is not a genteel profession. Actors used to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through the heart. Those people's performances so troubled the onlookers that they feared their ghosts. An awesome compliment. Those players moved the audience not such that they were admitted to a school, or received a complimentary review, but such that the audience feared for their soul. Now that seems to me something to aim for.” PeopleHeartSoulSeemsSchoolUsedActorsActingAudiencePlayerPerformancesAimMovedProfessionGhostUsed To BeReviewsComplimentBuriedStakesCrossroads Author:David Mamet
“For instance, The Sixth Sense had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention.” AttentionAudienceCriticalInstanceReviewsMediocreSixth SenseBad Reviews Author:M. Night Shyamalan
“Whoever writes a bad review, I put their name on a list, and they're going to get taken care of one day down the road. Otherwise, I don't let it bother me. The truth is, these are review-proof movies. The audiences are going to see it. My audience, our audience, isn't reading Esquire magazine to see if my movie is good or not. They just want to laugh, to be entertained, and lose themselves.” IfsWantWritingCareReadingNamesLosesAudienceLaughingTakenTruth IsOne DayProofListsMagazinesBotherReviewsDown The RoadBad Reviews Author:Brett Ratner
“I do not believe writers should read reviews of their own books, and I do not. If one is not careful one is soon writing to please reviewers and not their audience or themselves.” IfsShouldWritingBelieveBookAudiencePleaseCarefulReviewsReviewers Author:Louis L'Amour
“Bad reviews I've gotten never diminished the number of people in my audience; good reviews have never added to the number of people in my audience; be your own critic.” PeopleNumbersAudienceCriticsReviewsBad Reviews Author:Frank Sinatra
“When I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book...then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend....What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you....is there.” ThinkingWellsBookEyeFacesSpiritStrongAudienceToughScaredHis EyesReviewsWithin YouGrandfatherPublishMy GrandfatherBasques Author:Isabel Allende
“I have always read all my reviews, the bad along with the good (although you remember the bad much more than the good!). I am just too curious to see how it's playing with the audience, and I have a thick-enough skin to handle the less charitable assessments.” EnoughRememberAudienceSkinsHandleCuriousReviewsThickAssessmentCharitable Author:Frank Spotnitz