Ryan Cartwright Quotes

I do wish that reviews were less like book reports. There was an era when reviewers had something to say about a book: when they painted context and drew conclusions. Many reviews these days are little more than plot summary.

The practice of "reviewing"... in general has nothing in common with the art of criticism.

I love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar.

But the truth is that critics are by definition critical. That's their job.

If you would judge, understand.

Judgment is contained in the act of trying to understand.

I know all the critics.

I have nine armchairs from which I can be critical.

I'm usually one of these guys analyzing what does happen and putting it in focus and context.

Seeing someone else perform and letting me be the critic for once... that's not a bad thing.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

I believe in criticism.

If you think something's stupid, it probably is.

My policy is to not read any reviews.

It is necessary to judge accurately the things that rest on opinion

Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.

The audience is my hardest and best critic.

Critics matter to me.

I love when people write about something, I learn what I'm doing through the eyes of a good critic, positive or negative. It's still a learning experience.

REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work upon a book, and so read out of it/ The qualities that you have first read into it.

I think naturally you want to judge things.

I guess every single word I've ever said is going to be dissected now.

I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.

Sometimes we have criticism that is very constructive.