The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens.
But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to me: my problem is I'll get a lot of criticism and another problem is my work's not good enough to sell.
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science.
I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.
Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film criticism by giving people an opportunity to self publish or to find sites that are friendly.
No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.
I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.
Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.
If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that.
The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.
I'm still trying to discover my position on my own artwork and hopefully at this exhibition someone will come and tell me. I'm open to listening to criticism.
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.
Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.