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People frequently ask me if adverse criticism bothers me. I've had a lot of it, and I have been able to shrug most of it off.

I don't tend to offer up a critique unless I have a clearly formulated alternative, because there's nothing worse than people on a set or any kind of artistic life who critique something but who don't have anything to offer.

I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.

I take it for what it is, and sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on a different frequency than I was sending it.

If I get a bad review, I don't take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I find it amusing that I'm on the Internet now, because I've criticized it, but mainly I've criticized it on the basis of, 'What are you going to do with it?'

I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.

I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.

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

I critique myself way harder than anybody else could critique me.