Talent Quotes

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.

Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.

Let the path be open to talent.

Racing has reached the point where it is pricing the young driver, no matter his talent, out of the game.

People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.

They would come down in Mississippi, they hired me as a talent scout. And I would go all over Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and find out different artists for them.

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.

Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis of talent.

He's got everything. He' not a great player yet because he hasn't won any major championships, but it's a matter of time. He's an outstanding talent. I didn't realize how tall he is.

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.

I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot. I've started a record label, so I get to nurture new talent and talk about music, which is a passion of mine. I've written another book. And I get to come to work and do the TV show, which is always really fun.

I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors. I've also been looking for the consistency of work that TV provides for you. And, I always thought it would be really interesting to live with a character for months, if not years.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Detroit is full of talent.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.

Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.