I tried not to listen very much to the critics. I know that whenever you do something, you must have a lot of critics, or it means that you haven't done anything. I never really bothered much and I don't care.
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JACKIE COLLINS The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. T... ERIC SCHMIDT So I don't really have much rivalry, or if there is any, I don't really know anything about ... EMILY BLUNT I don't even really know what it is I do for a living - the level of insecurity is very, very hi... SHIA LABEOUF If I don't have anything to sacrifice, I don't have anything to gain. From the Bible I have ... CATHERINE NDEREBA I really don't have a lot of interest in national politics, and it's because I'm a skept... RON CONWAY I really don't listen to Led Zeppelin that much. JIMMY PAGE Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I haven't done or some place ... HILARY DUFF As far as criticism, I don't mind critics. I mean, I wrote for 'Rolling Stone' for a hot... PATRICK STUMP There's so much to argue about. That was the goal with 'Really Really.' Somebody asked m... 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I don't take anything seriously.... EVAN PETERS I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years. I don't look at the computer or anything. You have t... EDDIE MURPHY I don't care what straight people do, I don't care what gay people do. I don't care what... ASAP ROCKY I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there... WANGARI MAATHAI Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because i... JAY-Z So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time. DARIO ARGENTO If there is something that strikes me as interesting or beautiful or something I could learn from, a... TAVI GEVINSON When I vacate this sack of old bones I won't care what you do with it. Bury or burn it but don... WILBUR SMITH If you agree to do a sex scene, you have to be willing to not be awkward about it. C'mon! I don&... AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON I'm on a lot of nonprofit boards, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't do it. I haven'... DAVID RUBENSTEIN One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don... MIKE DITKA I don't listen to a lot of new stuff. I just like the old stuff. It's all quite dramatic and... AMY WINEHOUSE When I listen to what I did under the influence - 10 years of work - I don't think it either enh... KEITH RICHARDS I find myself more and more behind these days. You have to be really diligent. I don't have kids... ALAFAIR BURKE Most of the time, you don't win anything on reality shows. You're booted off, or maybe you w... MICHAEL IAN BLACK I don't have role models or watch much TV. I go to awards ceremonies but often I don't even ... CHRISTOPHER PARKER I care very much what the fans think. I'm starting to loosen my grip on caring about what critic... DAN HARMON I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, con... 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