Criticism and Success

Here’s an excerpt from an oddly inspirational interview with film director Ron Howard:

I think I handle criticism well. I think that's one of my strengths, in fact. That doesn't mean I like being criticized. It always hurts. Whether it's a critic writing a bad review, or people in the theater bathroom who've just seen the movie. I overhear them and a couple of people are saying, "Hey, I really liked it." And one person says, "Ah, it wasn't so good." I'll forget about all the compliments and that one criticism will stay with me. I'm very sensitive to it, but I really believe that it's wrong to stick your head in the sand and pretend that everybody loves what you do and only listen to the good stuff because you need to be sort of nourished by that.