“Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them. It is a fuckload of work to be open-minded and generous and understanding and forgiving and accepting, but Christ, that is what matters. What matters is saying yes.”

Yes. Critics without the experience of making something shouldn’t be taken seriously since, at their core, they don’t know what they’re talking about.