Critics and academics often employ theories and philosophers in order to help them understand and dissect movies and books. Douglas Lain academicbookcritic Change image and share on social
Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will perform over time. Helmut Jahn buildcomfortablecritic Change image and share on social
Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves. Brendan Behan criticdayeunuch Change image and share on social
Critics are not creators. They rarely write great novels, invent new technologies, or come up with a great business idea. Jacqueline Leo businesscreatorcritic Change image and share on social
Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow armyauthorchallenge Change image and share on social
Critics, at least generally, want to regard works of fiction as independent entities, whose virtues and failures must be reckoned apart from the circumstances of their creation, and even apart from the intentions of their creator. Paul Di Filippo circumstancecreationcreator share on social
Critics at their best are independent voices; people take seriously their responsibility to see as many things as they can see, put them in the widest possible perspective, educate their readers. I really do think of myself as a teacher. Terry Teachout criticeducateindependent share on social
Critics called me 'egregious' - I had to look that one up - and 'creepy', but now I don't read them, I weigh them. Craig Charles callcreepycritic Change image and share on social
Critics can be harsh and I think it's going to take me a long time to make people see what I have inside of me and that I really put my guts into movies and that I'm not superficial and that I'm not just a pretty face. Diane Kruger criticfacegut share on social
Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough. Kevin Bacon badcriticcriticism Change image and share on social
