Talent Quotes

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.

I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart.

Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character.

The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something.

At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.

Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.

I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, when I finally made a decision to be an actor. And yet I wanted to learn how to really do the stuff. You know, 'How do I get to be a serious actor?'

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part.

I didn't have time for talent shows and stuff like that. I was into books and studying real hard.

What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out. That's the secret of my life.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.

It's talent. Either you got it or you ain't.

There are guys in the game only because of steroids. They couldn't make it with their natural talent, so they had to enhance themselves. It sucks.

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.

I still have my talent to produce and direct.

I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.

Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?

I think this is a very good look at how to tackle this effort. The resources and the talent are here, but now we've got to move forward with some sort of direction.

I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary.

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.

Talent will come out.