Quotes About Criticism

In academic circles, especially, I was criticized for lacking morals, values, and ethics. I'm feeding that angry feminist reading of my work.

Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work.

there are people who read my work and accuse me of being political! As far as I'm concerned that's like accusing a dog of having a bark!

Coaches and ownership are just like the fans on the street. They can always do it better, and they would always have done it differently when it doesn't work out.

Until you look forward to all criticism, your Work's not done.

A body of work may be reviled - mostly by those who have no knowledge of its workings - and yet still carry elements of what can only be considered eternal truths.

You're happy that people are seeing your work. As for the critics, it really hurts when they knock you.

In my work, I participate in the things that I critique. I satirize the things that I love and know well and find problematic.

It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work.

Everybody will always find some way of diminishing your work, but it's all a lie!

I come from a very critical culture. You know the Scots. They're always saying: 'Oh, no. It will never work. You'll never amount to anything. You've got to know your place in the world.

If your friend is critical [of your work], you have to have a very thick skin and a thick skin is something that only builds up after it's callused for awhile.

It must be easy to be a liberal. When your policies don't work, you just change the goal posts and say we haven't done enough - and then demand more.

It is undoubtedly true, though it may seem paradoxical,--but, in general, those who are habitually employed in finding and displaying faults are unqualified for the work of reformation.

If the playwright is strong enough to hold on to reasonable objectivity in the face of either hostility or praise, he'll do his work the way he was going to anyway.

If the work of art is good enough, it must not be criticized for its theme. I don't think it can be argued.

If there's criticism of my work that's legitimate. I'm ready to hear of it.

God looked upon His work and saw that it was good. That is where the clergy take issue with him.

It has never been easy for me to understand why people work so hard to create something beautiful, but then refuse to share it with anyone, for fear of criticism.

Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I've been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I'm happy I could give him work.

People come up to me on the street and say, 'Men at Work is the funniest movie I ever saw in my life'. But, you know, I do have to question how many movies these people have seen.

Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.

For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.

If more than ten percent of the public likes a painting, it should be burned.