I always thought, 'I could go the route of saying some controversial things and have it explode, just do it like that. But I don't do that.' But of course, it wasn't really up to me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.
I get called 'controversial' all the time.
I like the idea that my audience doesn't see what I do as controversial.
I have never written out of a desire to be controversial.
I think if I'm controversial it's not because I set out to be. It's because I've never felt comfortable being part of someone else's mainstream community.
There's always opposition when you do something big. I do many things that are controversial. When people see it, they love it!
If you get involved in a controversy, then that becomes the mesmerizing event that people remember you by.
I'm comfortable having a specific audience to write to. I like the idea that my audience doesn't see what I do as controversial.
When I get passionate or worked up about an issue, I say things that the Conservatives and opponents and critics like to pounce on.
I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas. For me to be controversial, I think this is positive.