Quotes about Reviews

Reviews are destructive by their very nature. Votes: 3

But woe to him, who left to moan, Reviews the hours of brightness gone. Votes: 3

Reviews about film acting are very... tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing. Votes: 3

Reviews are great. I can read negative reviews and say, You know that point they made... they were dead on. Votes: 3

Reviews condition people. At the end of the day, a lot of human minds are malleable. They can be easily shaped with strong words. Votes: 3

Reviews are written by people who don't understand the process of sitcom. I don't read reviews of anything. I go by word of mouth. Votes: 3

Reviews for someone like me come in three packages. One is justifiable praise, the second is justifiable criticism, and the third is, "This is only published because he's a celebrity." Votes: 3

The want of an international Copy-Right Law, by rendering it nearly impossible to obtain anything from the booksellers in the wayof remuneration for literary labor, has had the effect of forcing many of our very best writers into the service of the Magazines and Reviews. Votes: 3

Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review. Votes: 2

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them. Votes: 2

The artists who want to be writers, read the reviews; the artists who want to write, don't. Votes: 2

A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it. Votes: 2

Nature fits all her children with something to do, he who would write and can't write, can surely review. Votes: 2

I don't care what the critics say. My fabulous mom will give me a good review if nobody else does... Votes: 2

Decide what it is you want, write it down, review it constantly, and each day do something that moves you toward those goals. Votes: 2

I am sitting in the smallest room of my house. I have your review before me. In a moment it shall be behind me. Votes: 2

North Korea referred to The Interview as absolutely intolerable and a wanton act of terror. Even more amazing? Not the worst review the movie got. Votes: 2

This is the place. Stand still, my steed,- Let me review the scene, And summon from the shadowy past The forms that once have been. Votes: 2

From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review. Votes: 2

Let's review the cost-free techniques that we've learned so far for raising an achievement-oriented, obedient, drug-free, virgin adult: Calamity, Praise, Local Theater, and flat feet. Another key element is "Strong Father Figure / Fear Thereof." Votes: 2

Arise my soul, and review your deeds which have preceeded from you. Scrutinize them closely, and shed the rain of your tears, declaring openly to Christ your thoughts and deeds, so that you may be justified. Votes: 2

I always thought that if I ever got good reviews I'd be happy. It's so empty. It's never what I wanted, ever. All I wanted was just what everybody else wants, you know - to be loved. Votes: 2

There is a movie called Fargo playing right now. It is a masterpiece. Go see it. If you, under any circumstances, see Little Indian, Big City, I will never let you read one of my reviews again. Votes: 2

I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.' Votes: 2

Writing prejudicial, off-putting reviews is a precise exercise in applied black magic. The reviewer can draw free-floating disagreeable associations to a book by implying that the book is completely unimportant without saying exactly why, and carefully avoiding any clear images that could capture the reader's full attention. Votes: 2

I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful. Votes: 2

I have just read your lousy review. You sound like a frustrated old man who never made a success, an eightulcer man on a four ulcer job ... I have never met you but if I do, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and a supporter below. Votes: 2

However good we are, however correctly we seek to lead our lives, tragedies do occur. We can blame others, look for justification, imagine how our lives would have been different without them. But none of that matters: they have happened, and that is that. From this point on, it is necessary that we review our own lives, overcome fear, and begin the process of reconstruction. Votes: 2

There's a certain kind of conversation you have from time to time at parties in New York about a new book. The word "banal" sometimes rears its by-now banal head; you say "underedited," I say "derivative." The conversation goes around and around various literary criticisms, and by the time it moves on one thing is clear: No one read the book; we just read the reviews. Votes: 2

I don't spend sleepless nights over getting very bad reviews. Votes: 1

The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews. Votes: 1

I never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators. Votes: 1

The whole purpose of annual reviews is to keep you abreast of whether or not you are fulfilling the requirements of tenure. Votes: 1

People keep saying, 'Oh, you're getting all these great reviews, that must make you really happy.' I guess it does, but mostly it's just a relief. Votes: 1

I don't read reviews or interviews or anything, just because I'm afraid; If I believed the good, then I'd believe the bad, and there will be bad. Votes: 1

I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews. Votes: 1

I don't read reviews until after I'm done with a production, but when I do finally get to them, I'm always sort of floored by what the bad ones say. Votes: 1

The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews. Votes: 1

I've never had a movie that got great reviews. I've had movies that got different levels of good and bad reviews, but you can more or less count on plenty of bad reviews. Votes: 1

Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a 'bad' one. Votes: 1

How nice it would be to breeze through life and just brush things off. I never read reviews because I hate to lose more than I like to win; I experience negative emotions far greater than positive ones. Votes: 1

I'm not one of those writers who insist they don't read reviews and don't care much about them. I do read them, and I do care about them, and they're not always what you want them to be in an ideal world. Votes: 1

Once you begin reviewing judgment calls, which in basketball there are many, you put yourself on a very slippery slope in terms of what could be reviewed, and ultimately the number of reviews that could take place that would make it unwieldy. Votes: 1

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success. Votes: 1

I found out about reviews early on. They're mostly written by sad men on bad afternoons. That's probably why I'm less angry than some writers, who are so narcissistic they consider every line of every review, even a thoughtful one, as major treason. Votes: 1

I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them. Votes: 1

I don't want to be a part of the demographics. I want to be an individual. I wear each of my films as a badge of pride. That's why I cherish all my bad reviews. If the critics start liking my movies, then I'm in deep trouble. Votes: 1

I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful. Votes: 1

What surprised me most about fame is how unpleasant it can be. I used to think it was going to be so fun. I got excited about the parties. You don't anticipate friends being jealous of you and critics giving your music bad reviews. Media and rumors - that stuff hurts. Votes: 1

Social enables word of mouth at an unprecedented scale. Its most powerful effect, through reviews and recommendations, is to put product quality and value for money as the key to success in commerce. Social brings a level of transparency that prevents marketers from advertising their way to success without underlying product quality. Votes: 1

I think people ease into this careerist professionalism, so if you're a writer it's your job to manufacture books as opposed to writing them and to go to festivals and spend your life emotionally invested in reviews or the awards. You have to shrink your universe in a way. To me, it's the opposite. Votes: 1

Commercial books don't even get covered. The reason why so many book reviews go out of business is because they cover a lot of stuff that nobody cares about. Imagine if the movie pages covered none of the big movies and all they covered were movies that you couldn't even find in the theater? Votes: 1

To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do. Votes: 1

I've stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like 'masterpiece,' 'spellbinding' and 'mesmerizing.' I mean, they're doing that with my film, but I don't want to use those blurbs. Critical reviews aren't worth too much anymore because just about every film can get one or two of them. Votes: 1

I don't read reviews. Votes: 0

I'm used to bad reviews. Votes: 0

I often don't read reviews. Votes: 0

I don't usually read reviews. Votes: 0

God gets the easiest performance reviews. Votes: 0

Mushy reviews are a breach of faith Votes: 0

Generally, I get bad reviews in Turkey. Votes: 0

I get terrible reviews everywhere I go. Votes: 0

I'm not used to getting good reviews. Votes: 0

I try my hardest not to read reviews. Votes: 0

I try my hardest not to read reviews. Votes: 0

The bad reviews get to me, believe me. Votes: 0

I live in the house bad reviews built. Votes: 0

I don't read my reviews, I measure them. Votes: 0

Worse than bad reviews is to be ignored. Votes: 0

I don't generally do movies that get good reviews. Votes: 0

I always get a little bit scared reading reviews. Votes: 0

Sometimes it can be useful to read your bad reviews. Votes: 0

I'm not good at reading reviews and things like that. Votes: 0

I never read reviews of something I want to see. Votes: 0

If the reviews hurt they're probably right on some level. Votes: 0

I don't really read reviews... That's not where my attention goes. Votes: 0

I've had plenty of negative reviews. I have my entire life. Votes: 0

We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start. Votes: 0

I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews. Votes: 0

It's hard enough doing something bold without jumping into your bad reviews. Votes: 0

For friends' reviews, sample chapters and more pictures go to my website Votes: 0

Money talks. And writes. And publishes. And reviews. But it can't read. Votes: 0

Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics. Votes: 0

Bad reviews come with everything. I've been getting them my whole life. Votes: 0

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews. Votes: 0

If you're not getting any bad reviews, you're not taking enough risks Votes: 0

They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out. Votes: 0

When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews, good or bad, just for my own sanity. Votes: 0

The only time I'll get good reviews is if I kill myself. Votes: 0

I'm not interested in the reviews by critics over the age of 15. Votes: 0

I mean, when you're tired of book reviews, you're tired of life. Votes: 0

People care enough to write blogs and reviews and things, which is nice. Votes: 0

I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists. Votes: 0

I'd never seen anyone do a rebuttal review to some of the reviews. Votes: 0

People adore bad reviews. Nobody would be interested in reading the good ones. Votes: 0

I started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings. Votes: 0

If we wear our worst reviews like a backpack, they travel with us. Votes: 0

Reading reviews makes you thin-skinned. It's like waves washing layers off your skin. Votes: 0

I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did. Votes: 0

I write mostly positive reviews. I don't write about places that don't interest me. Votes: 0

I can't see how I'd learn to be a better actor from reading reviews. Votes: 0

Every philosophical review ought to be a philosophy of reviews at the same time. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews. I find them very distracting, whether they're good or bad. Votes: 0

I've never worked for a newspaper. I've had some very bad reviews in newspapers... Votes: 0

I think, in general, it's better not to respond to reviews of your work. Votes: 0

I don't even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view. Votes: 0

When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews? Votes: 0

When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews~? Votes: 0

I get a sick joy out of bad reviews. I don't read good reviews. Votes: 0

I love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar. Votes: 0

I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers. Votes: 0

Novels are readOr their authors are blue.Support Indie writers:Buy their books, post reviews! Votes: 0

I look upon book reviews as an infantile disease which new-born books are subject to. Votes: 0

I never read bad reviews about myself, because my friends invariably tell me about them. Votes: 0

I stopped reading reviews about my own movies. I read stuff about other people's movies. Votes: 0

I've learned not to look at reviews. Early on, I did. I was always curious. Votes: 0

One of the earliest lessons I learned was not to read my reviews. Weigh them. Votes: 0

The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable. Votes: 0

I've had lots of commercial success. I've also had some terrible reviews and some wonderful reviews. Votes: 0

I think you remember certain phrases from bad reviews. You don't remember all the bad reviews. Votes: 0

My early reviews were so bad that I decided I didn't want to read them again. Votes: 0

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves. Votes: 0

By and large, musicians respect New York audiences, and also are greatly concerned about New York reviews. Votes: 0

It's a fantastic review. Sixty percent of the American reviews are sensational, 20% are mixed, not so good. Votes: 0

You know, I can't remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind. Votes: 0

All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one. Votes: 0

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book. Votes: 0

I don't want to lie to my subscribers, so I'm really honest about my reviews and stuff. Votes: 0

I write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books. Votes: 0

No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews. Votes: 0

I don't read my reviews, but I have a bunch of them and I will when I'm 80. Votes: 0

I did a movie 'I Love You, Man' and it got great reviews; it was very enjoyable. Votes: 0

To me, I read good reviews in lots of papers and bad reviews in lots of papers. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews. I refuse to have my ego inflated or deflated by someone I don't know. Votes: 0

I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet. Votes: 0

A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others. Votes: 0

I don't read my own reviews and I haven't for probably 15 years. I read other people's reviews, though. Votes: 0

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers. Votes: 0

If you start believing all that press about you, you're in trouble. I don't even read my reviews. Votes: 0

I'm always surprised when people say, "Oh, it got such mixed reviews." I guess I didn't read them. Votes: 0

I don't read any reviews, so I'm oblivious to what they have to say. I'm completely unaware. It's fantastic. Votes: 0

If you have too good a time writing hostile reviews, you'll injure not only your sensibility but your soul. Votes: 0

I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people. Votes: 0

That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now? Votes: 0

My dad thought I'd end up in the poorhouse or in doughnut shops with a bag full of reviews. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head. Votes: 0

I don't really read reviews and comments that much. There just isn't a lot to be gained from it. Votes: 0

For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention. Votes: 0

A theatrical on a tight budget really only becomes about generating critical reviews for you and your film, not revenue. Votes: 0

Frankly, reviews aremostly for peoplewho still read.Like most of the written word, it isgoing the way of the dinosaur. Votes: 0

For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews. Votes: 0

All reviews should carry a Surgeon General's warning. The good ones turn your head, the bad ones break your heart. Votes: 0

The hateful reviews are very funny. And sometimes you can enjoy a hateful review much more than a good review. Votes: 0

For instance, The Sixth Sense had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention. Votes: 0

I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally. Votes: 0

I didn't read reviews earlier in my career, but I read them now as I'm older. I read them all. Votes: 0

I collect all the reviews of the films I turned down. And when they're bad - I have to smile. Votes: 0

I don't read the reviews, the blogs, or anything else. Instead, I feel the audience when I show the film. Votes: 0

I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me. Votes: 0

I did some film reviews for small papers in Finland and things like that to be able to keep living here. Votes: 0

The authors of book reviews would consider themselves dishonored were they to mention, as they should, the subject of the book. Votes: 0

Everybody says before reviews come out, 'Oh, reviews don't matter,' just in case they're bad; everyone want to brace themselves. Votes: 0

Life is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague memories of having read the reviews. Votes: 0

As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews if I know in advance they're negative, because I can't have my confidence undermined when I'm writing. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the book won't change. It is written. Votes: 0

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author Votes: 0

It is only in the morning that one should marry, read unfavourable reviews, make one's will, beat one's servants, and so forth. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious. Votes: 0

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author. Votes: 0

I always separate myself from reviews, but tweets and Instagram comments, they go directly to my phone. It's hard to keep up. Votes: 0

The truth is that no internal reviews or congressional hearings will change the Secret Service's broken management culture. It needs better leadership. Votes: 0

Lazy reviewers look up other people's reviews and they write the same thing, so you get people writing crap based on crap. Votes: 0

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time. Votes: 0

I always had a trunk full of good reviews. I'd get magnificent reviews, and I'd be standing out on the unemployment line! Votes: 0

You want reviews to come the week the movie's opening and not a month before when they do you absolutely no good. Votes: 0

Since I got a really bad review when I was, like, 28 in 'The New York Times,' I don't read reviews anymore. Votes: 0

I started to write book reviews as a means of recording my thoughts about what I'd read before all memory of them vanished. Votes: 0

I have a confession to make. For years, I earned a living - or a sort of living - writing negative book reviews. Votes: 0

I try to read everything that I can about myself because Saddam Hussein didn't read his reviews and he thought he was winning! Votes: 0

Books are savaged and careers destroyed by surly snots who write anonymous reviews and publishers can't be bothered to protest this institutionalized corruption. Votes: 0

Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews. Votes: 0

When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank. Votes: 0

I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film. Votes: 0

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that. Votes: 0

I don't pay too much attention to the positive reviews or the negative reviews because if you believe one, you've gotta believe the other. Votes: 0

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: 0

Stephen King has the exact ability that Charles Dickens had. To get to his readers in spite of or despite anything the reviews say. Votes: 0

But I also think that once you've found stuff that works, stop reading forums, stop reading reviews and just get out there and play. Votes: 0

You should look up some of the reviews. The New York Times review is so over-the-top funny. It's hysterical. You should dig it out. Votes: 0

I've had countless reviews sort that have made me cry. It's funny, it doesn't ever get better either; you can't turn your ears off. Votes: 0

I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews about myself with any special eagerness or attention unless they are masterpieces of wit and acumen, and I never reread them. Votes: 0

I began by doing book reviews on the typewriter and then went over to short stories on the machine, meanwhile sticking to pencil for poetry. Votes: 0

What with the reviews of critics, the sarcasms of one's friends, the reproaches of one's own taste, there's precious little peace after publishing a book ... Votes: 0

I don't read reviews, as a rule. I can't, because I can't control myself. But I've heard that [the Duplasses] were happy, so that's good. Votes: 0

Sometimes when someone says something stupid, my friends and I just read the reviews out loud and collapse with laughter at the stupidity of it all. Votes: 0

In my experience, adults rarely bother reading the reviews of children's books and almost never read the books themselves - particularly if they don't have children. Votes: 0

Sure. Some of the reviews have been very flattering, but the series is not finished yet. The end needs to be as strong as the beginning. Votes: 0

Sometimes I read reviews, and without exception I will read critical essays that are sent to me. The critical essays are interesting on their own terms. Votes: 0

There are some things (like first love and one's first reviews) at which a woman in her middle years does not care to look too closely. Votes: 0

I don't really read the reviews - but I remember one I read a long time ago that said I had a face like a potato. Votes: 0

To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are going. Votes: 0

I don't read a word that's written about me. I don't read my own interviews. I don't read reviews. I think it would drive me insane. Votes: 0

I have turned off Google Alerts and don't Google my name or my pen names. I don't go on message boards. I don't read my book reviews. Votes: 0

I don't pay much attention to the press. My films always get good reviews and bad reviews. I just try to make the best film I can. Votes: 0

There's two kinds of press that you get when you put out a TV show: The reviews, and the people that just decide what the reviews say. Votes: 0

Still, one of the few good things about being dyslexic is that when I say I don’t read reviews, I mean I don’t read reviews. Votes: 0

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: 0

I don't watch dailies. I don't pretend not to read reviews, I just don't. I wait for it to come on the air, just like everybody else. Votes: 0

Michael Caine should have the last word on the reviews: 'What about those reviews then?''I don't read them.''Don't read them? You wrote them didn't you?" Votes: 0

I look back on some of my early reviews of others, and realize to my chagrin that I've been as guilty as anybody else on that front. Votes: 0

For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become. Votes: 0

In my reviews, I feel it's good to make it clear that I'm not proposing objective truth, but subjective reactions; a review should reflect the immediate experience. Votes: 0

I have an RSS reader, Feeddler. I mostly subscribe to board game blogs - they have reviews of new games and discussions about trends. It's straight-up dork talk. Votes: 0

I am not very relaxed about bad reviews. But I am resilient. I grieve, curse and swear, put on loud music, and get on with the next job. Votes: 0

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book. Votes: 0

American travel writing is very healthy. I'm always flicking through the reviews and I see plenty of travel writing - and an impressive line up and continual demand. Votes: 0

I remember the review from Michael Wilmington in Chicago, and Gene Siskel wrote really smart reviews where I thought, "Oh, they totally get what we're attempting to do." Votes: 0

I've always thought that reviews and knowing how much your fans appreciate or don't like something, that's the sugar coating. I'm trying not to think about those things. Votes: 0

I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again. Votes: 0

That's the thing with independent cinema: They all get good reviews, and they don't make money. Some of them are good. Some are great. And some are terrible. Votes: 0

I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's also often a mistake. Votes: 0

Because I don't give the studios advanced quotes or an advanced look at my reviews. I think the readers deserve to read my reviews before the studios do. Votes: 0

I'm only... I'm only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I'm a... I'm just screaming all over the place with joy. Votes: 0

You read some good reviews and then you read a bad one, and the bad one pisses you off but there's nothing you can do. It's just an opinion. Votes: 0

It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals. Votes: 0

The idea to make hotel reviews the form of the novel came first.So I just started writing hotel reviews and tried to come up with a consistent voice. Votes: 0

Combined families often get bad reviews, but the family my children got when they traded away 'the suffocating four-person' nuclear one is one that has benefited all of them. Votes: 0

I feel reviewers are tougher on comedies in general. They don't take them seriously, and the ones that get great reviews are not necessarily the ones that I like. Votes: 0

We have gotten some terrible reviews at times but if we depended on the judgment of the studios or critics, we never would have made more than one movie. Votes: 0

Thrilled about my giveaway winners! Book will be mailed Tuesday (after the holiday! Hope you enjoy Libby's Journey and come back for more! Share with friends and I'd appreciate reviews! Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Shorter work - personal essays and book reviews - allow me to take a break from working on a book, which is good for the book and for its author. Votes: 0

As much as I encourage communication with my readers, I don't want reviews from them, simply because I don't need to be hamstrung in the middle of working on something. Votes: 0

I rarely write in my own voice except in book reviews and memoirs; otherwise, I am writing in mediated voices, modulated in terms of the characters whom the voices express. Votes: 0

Long sentences, awkward constructions, and fuzzy-wuzzy words that seem to apologize for daring to venture an opinion are part of the price the law reviews pay for their precious dignity. Votes: 0

At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them. Votes: 0

In general, I've been treated well by reviews, and there are times when I haven't. The truth is that I've come to feel like I'm better off without reading them. Votes: 0

A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews. Votes: 0

I don't usually read my reviews. I've noticed older reviewers are much more bothered by the plot complications. Younger reviews don't seem to be bothered by the complications at all. Votes: 0

In the very beginning, Yelp started as a service where we really didn't think people would write reviews for fun. The whole concept of user-generated content was pretty nascent in 2004. Votes: 0

If there's a good review, I'll skip over the headline, but I always find the bad reviews and read those. I don't know why. It's a little sick and demented. Votes: 0

No movie becomes a hit without good reviews and word-of-mouth. No agency ever became a great brand by merely saying it was great - in advertising or by any other medium. Votes: 0

Note that the #1 Top Reviewer at Amazon (4550 book reviews) is Harriet Klausner, formerly an acquisitions librarian in Pennsylvania. This just goes to show that librarians were destined to rule the Web. Votes: 0

The scope of our cybersecurity problem is enormous. Our government, our businesses, our trade secrets and our citizens' most sensitive information are all facing constant cyberattacks and reviews by the enemy. Votes: 0

If I stop to think about fans, or best-selling, or not best-selling, or good reviews, or not-good reviews, it just becomes too much. It's like staring at the mirror all day. Votes: 0

The interesting products out on the Internet today are not building new technologies. They're combining technologies. Instagram, for instance: Photos plus geolocation plus filters. Foursquare: restaurant reviews plus check-ins plus geo. Votes: 0

Rarely do we invest the time to open the book of another's life. When we do, we are usually surprised to find its cover so misleading and its reviews so flawed. Votes: 0

I view myself in the narrowest possible terms, but I don't watch anything I've been in, and I don't read reviews or analysis of movies I've been in, or my plays. Votes: 0

In the case of 'Goon Squad,' which sold slowly for a long time despite the good reviews, those 'best of 2010' lists were pivotal, and made the book really sell. Votes: 0

I don't usually read reviews. I usually read the interviews, just because I figure it's a good way to try to do them better if I ever have to do them again. Votes: 0

My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word. Votes: 0

With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks! Votes: 0

I don't do shows. I don't have reviews. I'm not putting the clothes on every celebrity so that by the time they reach the store the customers are sick of seeing them. Votes: 0

At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews any more, but I'm told by my publisher who gives me an account of what people have been writing and it's been a very split kind of response. Votes: 0

Send me no more reviews of any kind. I will read no more of evil or good in that line. Walter Scott has not read a review of himself for thirteen years . Votes: 0

When I worked with Bill Nighy on 'Wrath of the Titans,' he said to me, 'There's one thing you can promise me, and that's never, ever, ever read your reviews.' Votes: 0

A lot of people believe in reading reviews. If I get too focused on some detail of what they've said about me, I'm going to end up shooting myself in the foot. Votes: 0

I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I'm not patronized here either, which I much appreciate! Votes: 0

We will also require that follow-up reviews take place on a regular basis determined by the sensitive nature of the security involved. The review will be very much exact and recommended by experts. Votes: 0

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews. Votes: 0

All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people who are interested. It's become a very good way to get to reviews and involve yourself in discussions. Votes: 0

So far I haven't really been prominent enough to get critical attention focused on me. So, of course, I fully expect bad reviews, but I will be wracked with misery as a result. Votes: 0

Getting bad reviews or doing something thats not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that Ive earned my stripes a bit. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews. Votes: 0

Ultimately one has to pity these poor souls who know every secret about writing, directing, designing, producing, and acting but are stuck in those miserable day jobs writing reviews. Will somebody help them, please? Votes: 0

A poet or novelist will invent interruptions to avoid long consecutive days at the ordained page; and of these the most pernicious are other kinds of writing -- articles, lectures, reviews, a wide correspondence. Votes: 0

Our Feastival of Queens area, which featured five different authentic ethnic foods from Queens, was one of the most popular areas of the festival, and was written about in a number of different reviews. Votes: 0

I guess what's most surprised me in most of the reviews is that they don't seem to get the noir story in the dream sequence, so they analyze it like a straight noir movie. Votes: 0

The only reason I didn't kill myself after I read the reviews of my first book was because we have two rivers in New York and I couldn't decide which one to jumo into. Votes: 0

I don't read the reviews because they're too horrible and the reviewers have not been big supporters of mine over the years, probably because I make these big populist movies and they hate it. Votes: 0

I'm not much a TV reporter, as in someone who covers the daily machinations of the television industry, though I certainly follow it and weave it into my reviews and essays about the medium. Votes: 0

I built a career on negative reviews. I didn't get a good review ever until Fran Lebowitz gave me a good review in Interview. That was the first good review I got in 10 years. Votes: 0

I'm still spending my working life trying to mine people's souls and now they're complimenting me in reviews on the amount of time I spend in the gym. On the definition of my triceps. Votes: 0

The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in newspapers and magazines. That hasn't had a big impact on my life yet. Votes: 0

Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has. Votes: 0

I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable. Votes: 0

Some reviews give pain. This is regrettable, but no author has the right to whine. He was not obliged to be an author. He invited publicity, and he must take the publicity that comes along. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when they're good, they're not good enough. You can always find something to stress over. Votes: 0

I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration and falsified data. Show me the research, show me the results, show me the conclusions - and then show me some qualified peer reviews of all that. Votes: 0

I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration and falsified data. Show me the research, show me the results, show me the conclusions - and then show me some qualified peer reviews of all that. Votes: 0

The fact is that you're never gonna believe any of the reviews, because the movie is to you what it is to you. No one's ever gonna sway you from what you feel about it. Votes: 0

The truth is that I'm never sure how any of my books will be received, and because I can be thin-skinned, I try not to read too many reviews when a book first comes out. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews and I don't know what to do with opinions, so I just lose them. They take up space, they become a process of manufacturing a persona, which I want to avoid. Votes: 0

I'm used to getting reviews. I try not to read much because you'll always focus on the bad ones and not remember the good ones, so it can be a negative thing for a performer. Votes: 0