My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success can be defined independently of audience reception.
- In plain terms
- The play was good even if the audience was bad.
- What can you take from it?
- Define success on your own terms.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Whose approval do you actually need?
Another view
A product that fails to reach an audience often fails.
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