Discomfort Quote by Laurel Nakadate

I don't attempt to make people uncomfortable; I think that my standards in terms of art and journalism always have necessitated my discomfort.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

If my stories make people uncomfortable, because it questions your set ideas and value systems that are convenient for a group of people or…

— Kanika Dhillon

I find that a lot of women respond to my work in that it doesn't make them feel bad about themselves.

— Heather Donahue

I cannot pay attention to what people say about my work. For me, personally, I am just this shards-and-ashes human being, who really gets…

— Harlan Ellison

I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I'm concerned I'm actually standing up and having a…

— Nick Cave

I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.

— Cameron Russell

Unfortunately, you're helpless when people interpret your work wrongly. There are simply people who can't or won't understand or accept what you're trying to…

— Michael Haneke

In social settings, under the guise of joking, being collegial, flirting, or having a good time, I undoubtedly caused some women to question themselves,…

— Chris Sacca

I think of my work as very polarizing; either people really do like it and are touched by it or they really don't get…

— Joyce Tenneson

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.

— Stephen Sondheim

I have no problem with people coming up to me and telling me they enjoy my work, what's weird is when you sense people…

— Sean Lock

I used to be concerned about style, worried about my work looking like a bad copy of someone who's better than me. So my…

— Robert Sikoryak