Andy McNab Quotes

United Kingdom, Novelist
December 28, 1959

Steven Billy Mitchell, CBE, DCM, MM, usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is an English novelist and former British Army infantry soldier.

Better to be tried by twelve than carried by six.

Andy McNab
- Tried
- Carried
Better to live a day on your feet than a lifetime on your knees.

Andy McNab
- Live
- Feet
- Knees

It is impossible for any single medium to fully capture the emotion and intensity of war. The Battlefield 3: The Russian novel is one window into the experience, and the game is another. They complement each other perfectl

Andy McNab
- Game
- Novel
- Complement
They were prepared physically and mentally for war. They’d all had at least nine lives, and had the burns, the dents, the bullet holes and the knife wounds to prove it.

Andy McNab
- War
- Prepared
You know, my world may look like a pile of shit, but at least I sometimes get to sit on top of it.

Andy McNab
- World
- Sit
- Pile
Just write it down. Its much easier to go back and change it once its already on the screen.

Andy McNab
- Change
- Write
- Screen
I look at writing as a medium of entertainment. You can get too precious about your stuff. It has to compete with everything else, like DVDs and CDs.

Andy McNab
I write about what I know – the places I’ve worked, the situations I’ve found myself in.

Andy McNab
- Write
- Places
- Situations