15 Movie Quotes about Critics (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

Memorable quotes about critics, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 I must say, you've become a better painter, my friend. -Maybe you've become a better critic.

Charles Boyer as Michel Marnet in Love Affair (1939)

2 But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.

Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego in Ratatouille

3 Oh, relax, our audiences aren't professional critics.

Bing Crosby as Jim Hardy in Holiday Inn (1942)

4 Try not to be so negative all the time. Why don't you offer some constructive criticism?

Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blue in The Blues Brothers (1980)

5 I have a rule. Never drink with a critic.

Sondra Locke as Jennifer Spencer in Sudden Impact (1983)

6 I'm not a drama critic.

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

7 How dare you criticize me!

Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939)

8 It was not a customer. It was a critic.

Patton Oswalt as Remy The Rat in Ratatouille

9 In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment.

Patton Oswalt as Remy The Rat in Ratatouille

10 We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read.

Patton Oswalt as Remy The Rat in Ratatouille

15 Movie Quotes about Critics (+ Sound Clips)

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