In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.
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.
The Japanese bureaucracy is unique. It is also very powerful, although it is now the object of so much criticism. Many of Japan's brightest made it a pillar of strength and continuity.
For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating.
When you make a movie outside the system and it's successful critically or a moderate financial success, you usually have to go back into the system and make a big hit.
I was so ordinary, critics couldn't understand it, but looking back, that was the reason for my success. What you see is what you get. People thought, 'I could do that.'
When it is about technology, there is this tendency to just reject all criticism as being anti-technological and anti-modern. I think this is very unhealthy.
It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.
'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today.
My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
You should praise, criticize and flirt with people right to their face, only then it will make a difference.
The only real evidence that any critic may bring before his gaze is the finished poem.
Press critics worry that the rise of media polarization threatens the foundation of credible, common information that American politics needs to thrive.
I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
It's not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous. It's more like you blurt something out and then analyze it.
This is a free country, and nobody should be criticized for their political beliefs. We're all allowed to have our opinions.
The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature.
My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
My last series was on A.B.C., a one-hour called 'My Generation'. Critics liked it. I was on for two weeks, and that was a tough one.
