"I'm more self-critical of BBC drama and what we're doing than anyone else," he insists.
Since he was one of the most intelligent, humane, ethical and self-critical of authors, any self-conscious redirection of his talents is of great interest.
The midfielder was the least self-critical of any of the downcast Celtic players who spoke afterwards, disagreeing with Brown's bleak assertion that the team were "ashamed".
At a time when art is full of doubt, Richter is the most self-critical of artists, putting painting to the most extravagant tests and taking nothing for granted.
The survey of more than 2,000 women conducted by Weight Watchers found one in seven women were regularly self-critical of their body, their personality or their career success every day.
Not scared away, like Alexandra Carmichael in Wolf's article, by what he found in his daily routines, Boswell — who was self-critical of his habits of sleeping in, "falling" on prostitutes and talking about himself too often, among others — comes off as rather enthralled, if also disappointed, by his own illuminating tally of what he thought, felt and did each day.
If anything, they say, she is the most plain-spoken and openly self-critical of the bunch, who include Ciaran Hinds ("Munich," the recent USA series "Political Animals") as Big Daddy and the Tony Award winner Debra Monk ("Redwood Curtain") as Big Mama.
Manager Roy Hodgson asked Gerrard to continue as player and captain - but this most self-analytical and self-critical of personalities knew it was all over.
I think we're always self-critical of our own thing.
Sometimes, because we're self-critical of ourselves, we feel comfortable being extra critical of others.
However, despite their attractive outer appearance, they tend to be insecure and highly self-critical of themselves.
