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Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don't hold on to that .

It's terribly important that you can criticise people's ideas without criticising them, and if they burst into tears, it means that you tend to hold back from getting at the absolute truth.

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

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.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.

People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.

Opening myself to criticism was a big door to go through. You can be afraid about something your whole life, about being out in public where people know your name but not you, and it can cripple your ability to try new things.

I don't take criticism lying down.

People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.

I kind of learned that I am way too tough of a critic on myself and that other people are not judging me as harshly as I judge myself, so I need to give myself a break.