Denise Mina Quotes

You have to take your ego out of it and say, do I want people to be obsequious to me or do I want to write good books? If it's the latter, you have to take criticism. It's annoying, but that's how to do good stuff; listen to other people.

Denise Mina

Quotes to Explore

I'm a good driver.

Ian Somerhalder
- Good
- Driver
When I sing, people shut up.

Barbra Streisand
- People
- Up
- Sing
I came up in the theater, and I learned pretty quickly that reading a review, whether it's good or bad, can strangely affect the next performances, because you're reacting to something that's been said about you. So I tend to avoid that stuff pretty studiously.

Dallas Roberts
- Up
- Good
- Bad
The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it's not too important. A lot of people watching doesn't change anything.

Jack Germond
- People
- Important
- Change
I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always been passionate about social issues and causes, and I wanted to make films that addressed important issues in very human terms.

Barbara Kopple
- People
- Important
- Think
The line between anime and regular animation is very difficult to cross, even for people who have been doing anime successfully for years.

Yuri Lowenthal
- People
- Doing
- Animation