Critic Quote by Ed Koch

“Those who are critical don’t like being criticized, and those who are insensitive have a deficiency in their senses.”

— Suzy Kassem

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

— Ulysses S. Grant

A critic has no right to the narrowness which is the frequent prerogative of the creative artist.

— E. M. Forster

“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their…

— Brad Bird

A true critic, in the perusal of a book, is like a dog at a feast, whose thoughts and stomach are wholly set upon…

— Jonathan Swift

Different critics go to different lengths to disagree with that sentiment, but ultimately, they're the person experiencing this art, and whatever judgment or taste…

— Chuck Klosterman

At first, I wasn't sure whether I'd be a critic or a filmmaker, but I knew it would be something like that.

— Francois Truffaut

A writer writes a book. People read it. You don't know what they're reading, really. You read a review and think, "That is so…

— James Salter

An American critic wrote that she would rather be forced to read the New York telephone directory three times than watch the film A…

— Peter Greenaway

My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez,…

— Aaron Sanchez

A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.

— Mason Cooley

The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of action.

— John Mason Brown