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- Nov 07, 2020
Bad Review Quotes
Criticism, and what survives it.
These quotes come from people who've actually weathered a bad review — including one whose show got panned by The New York Times and still became a lasting success, and a first-time recipient who found the experience oddly maturing.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even reading my first bad review was an awesome experience. It was cool because you make something and not everybody's going to like it. I felt like that kind of grew me up a little bit into a professional. I was a student filmmaker, and no one writes reviews about student films.
- Bad One
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- Nov 07, 2020
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!
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in the original cast of 'Wicked', and that got a bad review in 'The New York Times,' and it's the most successful thing that's ever been put onstage.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you take yourself too seriously, something like a bad review could put you off your stride.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum and dad have made Twitter accounts, and they will send me links if there is a bad review and tell me they'll find out where the reviewer lives.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never seen a film get away completely unscathed like I have 'Animal Kingdom.' There's not a single bad review that I've read of it yet; all through Sundance, all it got was high praise.
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- Nov 07, 2020
With every interview you feel like you lose a piece of yourself, and with every bad review you become just that little bit more bitter. It is horrible in a way.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
You get a bad review with a novel, and it hurts. But I imagine if you get a bad review with a memoir, it hurts more because you can always say, 'Well, they didn't like my characters,' but when you're the character, it's like, 'Oh, yeah, they actually didn't like me.'
- Baking
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- Nov 07, 2020
A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.
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- Nov 07, 2020