Anna Quote by James McBride

You can't expect critics to appreciate all kinds of cinema.

— Allu Arjun

There's always gonna be criticisms, no matter what movie you do, no matter what. You can't please everybody, and it doesn't matter what the…

— Sam Worthington

“I think that's what changed you, Beth. Your job. The film critic. Critics are parasites. They live off other people's creativity. They bring nothing…

— Rainbow Rowell

There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

All critics have the responsibility to tease out the social ideas and social problems in a movie. I don't feel an obligation to do…

— Wesley Morris

Expectations that black directors have to make black films about black subject matter are, to me, kind of absurd.

— Roger Ross Williams

The criticism is what I expect, honestly, because I'm criticizing myself every day when I come in here and watch that film. I'm trying…

— Ezekiel Elliott

Films like 'The Godfather,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Exorcist' brought a realism and currency and understatement to their genres that we wanted for 'Mildred Pierce.'

— Todd Haynes

It's hard to see a film one time and really "get it," and write fully and intelligently about it. That's a review. That's not…

— Richard Linklater

I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie.

— Walter Hill

Films really can change a conversation and change someone's thinking and perception, especially with people of color at the center. It rarely happens. I…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

I've discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don't really know much about movies. They don't know the history. They don't know…

— George Lucas