Criticism Quote by Francois Mauriac

Diebenkorn was a very good critic, a very tough critic, tough on himself, tough on others. He expected the finest.

— Wayne Thiebaud

A good critic is the man who describes his adventures among masterpieces.

— Anatole France

“If you love my work, you are a good critic. If you do not love my work, you are a 'not good' critic.”

— Roman Payne

One can be a good critic and a moral observer, but one remains professionally detached as a writer and a filmmaker.

— Jean-Luc Godard

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

— Anatole France

“A good critic knows that he or she can be wrong, as does a good writer.”

— Andy Merton

There are good and bad critics like good or bad artists. A good critic says why they didn't like it. A bad critic gives…

— Ricky Gervais

I love when people write about something, I learn what I'm doing through the eyes of a good critic, positive or negative. It's still…

— David LaChapelle

“A good critic is trying to tell you what she has learned about herself from the reading of a particular piece of literature. A…

— Kevin Guilfoile

A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.

— James Russell Lowell

You find very few critics who approach their job with a combination of information and enthusiasm and humility that makes for a good critic.…

— Edward Albee

A good novelist pays attention to his characters. A good biographer pays attention to the documents before her. A good critic pays close attention…

— Michelle Dean