Critics Quotes

1359 Critics quotes by 983 unique authors

It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become than for the children one's 'mature' critics often are. — Alice Walker
Most of all, however, critics of black conservatives say we've forgotten where we came from. I may forget a federal budget number or, God forbid,… — J C Watts
After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others. — Edith Wharton
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a… — Simone Weil
When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my… — Florence Welch
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft. — H.G. Wells
Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience. — Rebecca West
I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of… — James Whistler
The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it. — Elwyn Brooks White
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic. — Oscar Wilde
Arizona's law makes what is already a federal offense - being in the country illegally - a state offense. Some critics seem not to understand… — George Will
A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't. — Bernard Williams
I'm my own worst critic, and if I don't pull off what I think I wanted to do in my head, then I won't be… — Amy Winehouse
Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good. — P.G. Wodehouse
What's happening to movie critics is no different from what has been meted out to book, dance, theater, and fine-arts reviewers and reporters in the… — James Wolcott
My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do. — Naomi Wolf
Not even the most powerful organs of the press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times, can discover a new artist or certify his… — Thomas Wolfe
The critic is genius at one remove; he is not unlike an actor on the stage, and incarnates in his mind, as the actor embodies… — George Edward Woodberry
Young people need models, not critics. — John Wooden
This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is an insignificant book because it deals with the feelings of… — Virginia Woolf
Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself. — Donnie Yen
In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for… — John Yoo
To be a fashion critic is easy because you just say, 'I love it, I hate it,' but life is more than love and hate. — Alber Elbaz
I'd actually really love to review books and films and plays, but you can't be an artist and a critic. I would love it if… — Romola Garai
'The Dark Knight' is a really good movie that reached both critics and mainstream audiences. — Anurag Kashyap

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