The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.
Reality shows are like fiction dramas, there is no reality in them. And the end result is a highly edited version of what actually happens on the set and things come out in a completely different...
I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers.
We have to be cultured in our criticism of a tall leader like our Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
'The Graduate' should have won best picture over 'In the Heat of the Night.'
I haven't seen any of the Cung Le movies, but I have seen the Cung Le Q&A that he did in San Jose, and I've got to say that was pretty hard to watch. That was pretty cringeworthy. Listen: stick to...
Clinton left the White House with all the class of an XFL halftime show.
Yes, the United States deserves criticism for meddling in other elections, but that doesn't mean that we should give foreign nationals the opportunity to meddle in ours.
A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.
Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.
The idea of calling out a performer for being performative is mind-numbingly redundant as an exercise. Performing is a performer's job.
When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.
Dad has always been - and still is - a great influence on me. He has always stood up for spirit, staying true to his beliefs... and I like to do the same with regard to my own true beliefs, regardless...
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
I've stopped asking for criticism, even from friends, because I don't think anyone knows my little world of mega-thorough critical thinking/musical comic rambling better than I do.
TV critics, who traditionally hate television and make their living writing about it, often didn't like what I did on the air.
A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.
We can all accept criticism of creative work, but to be publicly ridiculed for it is incredibly difficult to deal with.
I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you'd get any feedback.
I think Wallace Hall is an imbecile.
I take it for what it is, and sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on...
The criticism I received only served to make me a stronger person.
I don't think Bill is a role model for anyone.
There are a lot of idiot fund managers out there who add no value to the process at all.
From aloof academics to career government cronies, President Barack Obama filled his Cabinet with individuals whose greatest achievements were dreaming up unworkable Democratic utopias from the far...
I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.
A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.
I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? The 'dazzling royals' have, quite naturally, hi-jacked...
Berlusconi is no longer fit to lead our country.
I have been asked what would I ban immediately if I could. Advertising.
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Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.