#in

A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves. ↗

— Jimmy Dean

#am #american #anybody #been #country

If you make art, people will talk about it. Some of the things they say will be nice, some won’t. You’ll already have made that art, and when they’re talking about the last thing you did, you should already be making the next thing. If bad reviews (of whatever kind) upset you, just don’t read them. It’s not like you’ve signed an agreement with the person buying the book to exchange your book for their opinion. Do whatever you have to do to keep making art. I know people who love bad reviews, because it means they’ve made something happen and made people talk; I know people who have never read any of their reviews. It’s their call. You get on with making art. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#encouragement #inspiration #neil-gaiman #reviews #art

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it. ↗

— Margaret Deland

#expected #hold #holds #pint #quart

I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean. ↗

— Jimmy Dean

#benefit #broke #business #dean #fortune

Generally my typical books have lots of twists and turns a big surprise ending and then usually another surprise at the end and ideally, as in Garden of Beasts, we get to the very end and we find at the last few pages that there's yet another surprise. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#beasts #big #big surprise #books #end

Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#best way #big #block #books #familiar

I would like to say I've achieved goals, but really, modeling is all luck. You're not really achieving anything. The least hardworking person with a special face can be huge and have a whole world of success. ↗

— Brooklyn Decker

#achieving #anything #face #goals #hardworking

I'm not going to sit here and say, 'Pity me; I came from modeling.' It's opened a lot of doors. People will take meetings because they've heard the name before. That's an advantage that I have. ↗

— Brooklyn Decker

#because #before #came #doors #going

I can jog, but I can't run. That's hard for me. I like the fact that I can jog for fitness, but to me there's a huge difference between jogging and running. ↗

— Mary Decker

#difference #fact #fitness #hard #huge

When you're an actor working in the theater, you would never say anything to the writer, never alter the dialogue, never dream to ask for changes. ↗

— Jill Hennessy

#alter #anything #ask #changes #dialogue