Reviews about film acting are very... tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing. Votes: 3
James FrancoThe artists who want to be writers, read the reviews; the artists who want to write, don't. Votes: 2
William FaulknerA bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it. Votes: 2
Danielle SteelI don't care what the critics say. My fabulous mom will give me a good review if nobody else does... Votes: 2
Ginger RogersI never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators. Votes: 1
Hayao MiyazakiChildren read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics. Votes: 0
Isaac Bashevis SingerThey're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out. Votes: 0
Barbra StreisandI started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings. Votes: 0
Carlos FuentesReading reviews makes you thin-skinned. It's like waves washing layers off your skin. Votes: 0
Ian McewanI write mostly positive reviews. I don't write about places that don't interest me. Votes: 0
Jonathan GoldEvery philosophical review ought to be a philosophy of reviews at the same time. Votes: 0
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich SchlegelI've never worked for a newspaper. I've had some very bad reviews in newspapers... Votes: 0
Truman CapoteI think, in general, it's better not to respond to reviews of your work. Votes: 0
Nell FreudenbergerI have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers. Votes: 0
Erica JongNovels are readOr their authors are blue.Support Indie writers:Buy their books, post reviews! Votes: 0
Cheri GillardI look upon book reviews as an infantile disease which new-born books are subject to. Votes: 0
Georg C. LichtenbergI never read bad reviews about myself, because my friends invariably tell me about them. Votes: 0
Oscar LevantI stopped reading reviews about my own movies. I read stuff about other people's movies. Votes: 0
Steven SoderberghOne of the earliest lessons I learned was not to read my reviews. Weigh them. Votes: 0
Marion Zimmer BradleyThe 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable. Votes: 0
Zubin MehtaI've had lots of commercial success. I've also had some terrible reviews and some wonderful reviews. Votes: 0
Susan IsaacsI think you remember certain phrases from bad reviews. You don't remember all the bad reviews. Votes: 0
John UpdikeMy early reviews were so bad that I decided I didn't want to read them again. Votes: 0
Danielle SteelI think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves. Votes: 0
Carly SimonYou know, I can't remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind. Votes: 0
Barbra StreisandAll writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one. Votes: 0
Irwin ShawMost books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book. Votes: 0
Tibor FischerI don't want to lie to my subscribers, so I'm really honest about my reviews and stuff. Votes: 0
Bethany MotaI write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books. Votes: 0
Anthony DoerrNo man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonI don't read my reviews, but I have a bunch of them and I will when I'm 80. Votes: 0
Patricia ArquetteI did a movie 'I Love You, Man' and it got great reviews; it was very enjoyable. Votes: 0
Lou FerrignoTo me, I read good reviews in lots of papers and bad reviews in lots of papers. Votes: 0
Sheila NevinsI don't read reviews. I refuse to have my ego inflated or deflated by someone I don't know. Votes: 0
Suzan-Lori ParksI don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet. Votes: 0
Aaron Taylor-JohnsonA man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others. Votes: 0
ConfuciusI love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers. Votes: 0
Jami AttenbergIf you start believing all that press about you, you're in trouble. I don't even read my reviews. Votes: 0
Oscar HijuelosI'm always surprised when people say, "Oh, it got such mixed reviews." I guess I didn't read them. Votes: 0
Karen AllenI'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people. Votes: 0
Marvin HamlischThat's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now? Votes: 0
Chris ElliottMy dad thought I'd end up in the poorhouse or in doughnut shops with a bag full of reviews. Votes: 0
Henry CzernyI don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head. Votes: 0
Kim CattrallI don't really read reviews and comments that much. There just isn't a lot to be gained from it. Votes: 0
Chris HardwickI didn't read reviews earlier in my career, but I read them now as I'm older. I read them all. Votes: 0
Steven SpielbergI collect all the reviews of the films I turned down. And when they're bad - I have to smile. Votes: 0
Simone SignoretWhen the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank. Votes: 0
LiberaceIf I had my way, I wouldn't do annual reviews, if I felt that everybody would be more honest about positive and negative feedback along the way. I think the annual review process is so antiquated. Votes: 3 Carol Bartz
I think you remember certain phrases from bad reviews. You don't remember all the bad reviews. Votes: 4 John Updike
If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth and book reviews. Votes: 5 Randa Abdel-Fattah
The idea of going into the property business and collecting rent four times a year and waiting for five-year rent reviews has limited appeal. Votes: 1 Lloyd Dorfman
Even your most talented employees have room for growth in some area, and you're doing your employee a disservice if the sum of your review is: 'You're great!' No matter how talented the employee, think of ways he could grow towards the position he might want to hold two, five, or 10 years down the line. Votes: 1 Kathryn Minshew
I started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings. Votes: 4 Carlos Fuentes
Now everyone takes it for granted that you can look up movie reviews, track locations, and order stuff online. I wish there was a way we could take it away from people for a day so they could remember what it was like without it. Votes: 3 Bill Gates