Critics Quotes

The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.

Critics are like eunuchs: they know how, but they can't do it.

I'm probably my biggest critic. There's nothing anyone can ask of me that I haven't already asked of myself.

Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.

I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.

Don't respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong.

The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth

Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.

You have to have courage to stand up to your critics.

Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled wrong.

I was never a true journalist, I was a movie critic.

I've been all over the world and I've never seen a statue of a critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

Critics are to authors what dogs are to lamp-posts.

I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.

Be your own editor/critic. Sympathetic but merciless!

The inability of some critics to connect the dots doesn't make pointillism pointless

The Bible is our fire-guard. Some read God's Word critically but the Word is their critic and by their own attitude towards the Word they condemn themselves.

I read the art reviews of my work. Some critics understand my art correctly, while some don't. I simply ignore the reviews written by the latter.

I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

I'm a musician and, just as the critics are hard on me, I'm hard on the critics.

Those who live off of the donations of capitalism are often its greatest critics.

Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste.

Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.