Orson Welles Quotes

Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.

I don't read reviews until after I'm done with a production, but when I do finally get to them, I'm always sort of floored by what the bad ones say.

We can't figure out why any time we play in the East, the critics either ignore us or write a pretty bad review of the show.

The critics gave me bad reviews on every movie I made.

You know, there are so many snarky angry critics out there who are just sort of looking to tear down whoever is getting talked about.

Critics are like pigs at the pastry cart.

I don't feel any real animosity towards critics when they write negative things. I think some are more perceptive than others. Some are very knowledgeable about painting. But it isn't something I have any influence over, so there isn't any point in worrying about it.

My father assigned me to keep his scrapbooks. At first I was interested in reading only his rave notices, but I got interested in reading what the critics were saying about whether the play was good or not.

It's those damn critics again.

As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'

Critics themselves, they used to tear me up.

I don't read the critics.

I haven't read a single word that a critic has written about me since 1994.

I have learned not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers. All of them, or at least all but two or three. Life is much simpler ignoring reviews and the nasty people who write them. Critics should find meaningful work.

I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.

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.

Critics are critics: their job is to find things wrong with people.

Audiences are brutally honest nowadays. If they don't like an actor, they have all the right to write him off.

We're being critiqued every day, whether you hear them critiquing you, or it's behind your back, whether it's the client, casting, friends, agents - you're constantly being judged, and you're constantly being denied!

The only critics who annoy me are the ones who come to my shows even when they're clearly not fans of my work.

To be honest, I don't think I've played bad for England, I've certainly not been as bad as some people say. That criticism has been hard to take. I don't think I've let the country down too many times.

I'm going to get criticized my whole career.

I'm not naive and realise it doesn't make good commentary or sell newspapers if you only say nice things, and the time does come when you have to say someone isn't good enough and has to go. But commentators like Richie Benaud have shown that criticism can be made in a constructive or humorous way.

I'm a musician and, just as the critics are hard on me, I'm hard on the critics.

There will always be critics. On one hand, criticism can be positive. On the other hand, criticism can be negative. But critics will always be watching the game. If you listen to everybody, you can go crazy. I have my own point of view, and I always try to keep it.