Critic Quotes

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The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces. — Anatole France
Reviewers are usually people who would have been, poets, historians, biographer, if they could. They have tried their talents at one thing or another and… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead. — Mason Cooley
Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word. — Mason Cooley
I'm a harsh critic of the status quo. — Andrew Cuomo
I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic… — Park Chan-wook
A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded. — Tyne Daly
I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss. — Kirk Douglas
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a… — Henry Van Dyke
Horror fans are a particular breed. They analyze films with such detail and expertise that I am reminded of the Canadian literary critic Northrup Frye,… — Roger Ebert
I know as a critic I'm required to have a well-armored heart. I must be a cynical wise guy to show my great sophistication. No… — Roger Ebert
I'm probably my biggest critic. I worry that if you spend any quality time reveling in good things then karma will slap you upside the… — Neil Patrick Harris
I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist. — Adam Jones
In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising. — Pauline Kael
Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his… — John Keats
Let us consider the critic, therefore, as a discoverer of discoveries. — Milan Kundera
It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized. — Ed Koch
Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it. — D. H. Lawrence
I definitely like the oddballs. There's a song called 'Little Thing,' which is the only song that I have recorded that has no words. And… — Dave Matthews
I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow a… — Dave Matthews

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