Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
There is one way to handle the ignorant and malicious critic. Ignore him.
It is usually best to be generous with praise, but cautious with criticism.
Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified it is not criticism, learn from it.
Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually find.
If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.
The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. That is part of the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure continously without resentment.
A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.
A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.
You're confusing product with process. Most people, when they criticize, whether they like it or hate it, they're talking about product. That's not art, that's the result of art. Art, to whatever degree we can get a handle on (I'm not sure that we really can) is a process. It begins in the heart and the mind with the eyes and hands.