What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
Walter Pater

Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a ripe tree. What the general reader or the critic makes of them is not my concern.
Henry Miller

When somebody asks me what I do, I don't think I'd say critic. I say writer.
Leslie Fiedler

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.
Harold Ramis

Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
Oliver Goldsmith

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'
Amy Tan

You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.
Theophile Gautier

Your camera is the best critic there is. Critics never see as much as the camera does. It is more perceptive than the human eye.
Douglas Sirk