Seth Rogen’s made some great films in his day.Superbad.Knocked Up.Pineapple Express.The End.50/50.Sausage Party.
He’s currently featured in the Oscar-nominatedThe Fabelmans.
Spoiler alert: not great.
Seth Rogen in ‘Green Hornet’ (left) and ‘The Interview’.Jaimie Trueblood/Sony; Ed Araquel/Sony
When asked if that kind of criticism hurts, Rogen responds emphatically, “Oh yeah!
Very much so.”
“It’s devastating.
That’s something that people carry with them, literally, their entire lives and I get why.
It f—ing sucks.”
“ForGreen Hornet, the reviews were coming out and it was pretty bad,” Rogen said.
“People just kind of hated it.
It did pretty well.
That’s what’s nice sometimes.
you’re free to grasp for some sense of success at times.”
Once folks finally saw it, streaming on Netflix, the reviews were tough.
And he’s gotten much better in dealing with harsh criticism.
“Now, I do not carry it with me as much as I used to.”
They have an opinion.
You always have an opinion.
I’m no fool.
I know these are people writing it."
