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Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.

You can learn a lot from criticism if you can take what's constructive out of it. If you read a review that starts with, 'This person is an idiot; who do they think they are?', you're not going to learn anything from that.

I've probably put up with more criticism than a lot of people out there. At the end of the day, you block out everything, especially with your personal life.

It becomes obvious when people are sincere in their criticism and when they're not. I've learned over time that people will always have something to say.

If you get criticized, good - I don't think people get criticized enough. People talk behind your back and they criticize you, but they don't often come up and say it to you.

When people criticise you, you've got to listen to that criticism, and to learn from it, which I've tried to do.

I don't take criticism lying down.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

Some critics have been very harsh. That's okay. I like honest criticism.