Quotes About Critics

I don't read the critics.

I don't care about the critics.

More often than not, theatre critics bubble with enthusiasm about plays that are, when all is said and done, really pretty average.

As an actor, you've got to have faith in the director's vision, that the director has a vision for this that is greater than the critics say.

I tried not to listen very much to the critics. I know that whenever you do something, you must have a lot of critics, or it means that you haven't done anything. I never really bothered much and I don't care.

I don't really care very much if I don't think that the critics really understand music.

It's nice when critics say 'Emperor of the Air' is an important book of stories.

The critics don't bother me.

When you're a star, critics can't make or break you.

When I first started, there were, like... two or three critics that you thought, 'Alright, I hope I get a good review from them.' And now there's millions of them.

Either you live by the barometer of the music critics, or you live by your own. I choose the latter.

The critics are not writers - they're not a part of the creative process; therefore, they should not influence how I go about doing my next bit of work.

If my film doesn't make money, it means people didn't go watch it. So it doesn't matter then that the critics loved it.

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

I sometimes think there is nothing really to be said about a novel but 'read the book.' I have a jaundiced view of literary critics.

I don't mean to be oily, but critics are very much part of the theatre.

I don't make clothes for the critics.

Who knows what critics are thinking? I know that you make more of a name for yourself, make more of an interesting review, if you're kind of mean-spirited.

I don't make films for critics.

Some books are well-received with critics; other books sell.

Certainly, critics are not all created equal.

My films always play better outside of New York, especially to critics.

It's predominantly a male society, predominately a male culture, predominantly a male theatre, and predominantly male critics, but that's changing, definitely.

It's incredible how London-centric the theatre world is. Certain actors won't travel away from London anymore for work; practitioners often aren't taken seriously enough unless their work is seen in London; and it's sometimes very difficult to get national critics to review shows - especially if there's a clash with a London press night.