I'm sorry, but this sounds like a "Sally Field" moment. "They like me, they really like me"! Being a writer myself and an actor, truth is important in the arts. We may not like what we hear. We may not agree with it, but it's important to be thick skinned enough to listen. I don't think people should have to walk on the proverbial egg shells around artists. The problem with younger artists is that too many have been raised with only praise and encouragement but not having someone reveal to them that the "arts" are a man eat man field and one must toughen up. My theatre directors and critics came from the school of "reality". Quit your cryin' and yes, it's okay to be brutally honest if someone asks.
On How To Tell A Playwright You Didn’t Like His Play
I'm sorry, but this sounds like a "Sally Field" moment. "They like me, they really like me"! Being a writer myself and an actor, truth is important in the arts. We may not like what we hear. We may not agree with it, but it's important to be thick skinned enough to listen. I don't think people should have to walk on the proverbial egg shells around artists. The problem with younger artists is that too many have been raised with only praise and encouragement but not having someone reveal to them that the "arts" are a man eat man field and one must toughen up. My theatre directors and critics came from the school of "reality". Quit your cryin' and yes, it's okay to be brutally honest if someone asks.