One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.
Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'
As an artist, it's possible to get tired of yourself.
I operate with this sense of needing to live up to what I am asking of people. I am, by far, my own worst critic.
It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.
Criticism is part of the creative man's journey, and I appreciate it.
I'm my worst critic, and I like the fact that I can listen to myself now and make fun of myself, listen, make changes - 'Oh, man, that's messed up. Okay, I need to work on that; I need to work on this.'
I seldom look at myself to avoid any self-criticism.
Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.
Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.