Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Critics lack the ability to create art, only to analyze or obstruct it.
- In plain terms
- Critics cannot make music themselves.
- What can you take from it?
- Creation matters more than criticism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you create or only judge?
- How do you handle negative feedback?
Another view
Some critics provide necessary feedback for improvement.
More from Mel Brooks
Why should I indulge myself and do a David Lean-ish kind of film? I could do my little Jewish Brief Encounter and disguise it - shorten the noses. But it would…
Permalink to quote #78 Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a short genius.
Permalink to quote #80 Risk means guessing at the outcome, but never second-guessing.
Permalink to quote #77
Related quotes
Criticize by creating
Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelo Buonarroti quote #13 Porgy is:an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that s…
George GershwinGeorge Gershwin quote #18 A film is just like a muffin. You make it. You put it on the table. One person might say, 'Oh, I don't like it'. One might say it's the best muffin ever made. …
Denzel WashingtonDenzel Washington quote #1