Mandy Patinkin Quotes

I'm very happy that major players are always giving their opinions about my life, my game. I am very thankful for that.

It is always positive when you get a lot of praise, but you should handle it the right way.

All players want nice things to be said and written about them and you have to take the reverse in equal measure.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

Humility is always a good thing. It's always a good thing to be humbled by circumstances so you can then come from a sincere place to try to deal with them.

When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is.

I'm not used to getting good reviews.

I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

I don't want to be the guy who goes, 'Oh yeah, blah blah blah... everyone freaking well knows me.' Because that's not the case. Once in a while, someone will remember some silly thing I did and then they feel good. And they go, 'Oh, hey, Michael Bolton, I celebrate your whole catalog.' And I'm like, 'Great, great, I totally get it.'

It feels good to have your work respected again.

I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever consider myself anything more than a fan.

It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.

Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!

If someone had written a review saying, ''Oh, Hello' is stupid,' we would have said, 'Yeah, it is. You're absolutely right.' That people liked it was extremely cool.

If somebody comes up and says something good about you, that is never taken as an adhesive thing like something negative about you.

I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.

I'm incredibly grateful and humbled by the response 'Broadchurch' got.

Never take your critics lightly. You must always try to win them over by your hard work. Don't brush them off.

I think humility - which I think is a very good value to adopt - is basically an extension of understanding your own ignorance.

I don't like to say mean things about people's hard work.

Many people know how to criticize, but few know how to praise.

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

It's always nice when someone comes up to you and tells you they enjoy the show. At least they're not coming up and saying how much they hate it.

I think people ragging on me is kind of a form of flattery.

It's nuts to me that people want to take a picture with me or want to tell me a story about their family. If they want to give it to me, I'll always take it. It's never intrusive.