Quotes About Talent

I love singing. You know, my mother always used to encourage me, 'Sing, sing,' and I was in a choir in church, yes.

I grew up singing in the church choir, but I've not really had any training.

Sometimes you don't choose the material; the material chooses you.

I always believe an actor is as good as the content as he gets or chooses.

I've always believed that it's the film that chooses the actor and not the other way round.

Comedy is like music. You have to know the key and you have to find players with good chops.

If you've got the chops, people these days are more accepting of you.

My acting chops are awful.

To me, a great drummer isn't always about somebody with chops who can shred. A great drummer is someone who is part of a great band.

I like to keep my voice going. I don't want it to lose its chops. You know, as you age, it's easier for you to lose it.

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

Why did God have to make Mo'Nique a good actress? What was God thinking when he decided to give Mo'Nique acting chops. Now we have to endure Mo'Nique comedy specials.

It's easy to think you can get discovered on the street, but I developed my chops on the stage - four years of theater in high school, and then another four in college.

I think, without a doubt, I'd outshine The Rock because he can't do quite what I do, but he is good at the guitar, and he's got some chops to him, so I don't think you need to think about it too much.

I don't have musical theory or great chord knowledge, but what I have got me where I am.

Maybe that's what makes my stuff different, 'cause I write it all on the bass. I can't play but a few chords on the guitar, so the bass works just fine for me.

While I love dancing, and even acting in 'ABCD' - 'Anybody Can Dance' - was fun, I remain, at heart, a choreographer.

I've been in the Los Angeles Children's Chorus since I was 8.

God gave me an ability to throw a baseball. He chose me for a reason, and I want to honor Him with that.

Comedy chose me.

I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.

Acting kind of chose me.

Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me.