Talent Quotes

[My mother] was the one who encouraged me constantly and always reminded me that God gave me a talent and I have to use it. I should not keep it locked inside.

I once said to someone, If I could shave my head and wear no makeup and get a part just on my talent, I would be the happiest person in the world.

Talent? That's not talent. Talent is Liza Minnelli tap dancing and singing at the same time. What I just saw was devastation. Dying man on the cross. Salvation in B minor.

Talent is a valued tormentor.

I think my greatest talent really is for friendship.

It's easy, man. I just take the ball and throw. Hard! It's a God-given talent! No one can teach it to you. They either hit it or they don't.

Moving pictures can be and will be new and fresh and exciting as long as there are ideas and talent in the world.

I sat down and wrote some jokes and went to the talent show, got up on stage, fell in love with it and never turned back.

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent.

Obviously, raw talent is important, but the difference-maker between first and the rest of the pack is usually desire.

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.

If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it.

I'd rather strive for the kind of interview where instead of me asking to introduce myself to society, society asks me to introduce myself to society.

Emotion is always multiplied in the art of a person who doesn't really show much emotion. It once expanded deep within his hidden soul, and following the downplay his audience is blown away.

When there's music in your soul, there's soul in your music.

The most mesmerizing of artists is always like one who was merely drawing in the sand and people came to watch.

YOU COULD LOCK the Gasman in a padded cell with some dental floss and a bowl of Jell-O, and he'd find a way to make something to explode.

Not many people can lay claim to having broken Time, and we did it purely by accident.

Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.

The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do this, the raw talent actually serves as a multiplier.

If you're not the hero of your talent story, you simply become a player in one you didn't choose.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.

When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.

Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.

I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.

I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.

New talents are the future.

I don't think that I have any musical talent.

McKinty is an exciting new talent.

I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.

I'm always looking for new talent.

Children's lies are signs of great talent.

There has been studies looking at like musical talent and it shows that there is actually a really large genetic component involved.

I have no desire to write anything for screen. That's a great talent.

Mort Meskin was a consummate professional, dedicated to his work. A great talent.

The key choices you make-apart from the natural talent you already have-will set you apart from others who have talent alone.

I love finding new talent, to be completely honest, and my opportunity that I got to do 'X Factor U.K.' was just incredible. I will never forget it.

Desmond Mason is one of my best friends in the world. And he's a great, great talent.

Great talent admits shortcomings.

While it's a fact that a voice begins with natural talent, any talent must be nurtured, cajoled, wrestled with pampered, challenged, and, at every turn, examined.

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.

I think the talent is there to get to Super Bowl 5.

envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.

I'd love to be an artist always, but if no one wants me, I'd love to write songs for other people, be a manager, nurture new talent.

I do feel that there are tremendous amount of talent in Egypt, human resources.

Our gifts and talents should also be turned over to Him. They should be recognized for what they are, God's loan to us, and should never be considered in any sense our own

I would love to work in international movies just because the talent all around the world is great. There's a lot of good talent and the audience base is bigger.