Quotes About Talent

A lot of times, our greatest minds are locked into a 9-5 job.

A lot of people see that I'm a good rebounder. And then they see the long hair and everything and they think I'm getting these rebounds because of toughness, and because I have a nose for the ball, not because I'm athletic and can actually jump.

I'd love to write with some people from the U.K., like Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande... there's a very long list.

Marcia could sing, but in the long run I ended up singing most of the stuff.

Maradona is Maradona, that's indisputable, but he doesn't play anymore. He stopped playing a long time ago.

You know, Lisa, for the longest time, did not sing.

I'm looking forward to making people open their eyes and recognize exactly how good I am at what I do.

I used to do a show in New York that was loosely based around celebrity impersonations. I know what it takes to embody someone.

So many of my friends are actors, and so many of them are great, and they're losing jobs to people who have never been in plays before; I understand that sometimes I'm part of the problem. But I'm trying to figure out how to balance it.

I can sing 'Love Me Do,' very well.

I love doing 'I Will Always Love You.'

I loved playing the stuff we did in the Byrds. It was a good band. I was lucky to be in it.

It's a lovely thing to be able to sing.

Liberace was a lovely guy.

Acting is not in the blood. My parents weren't actors, but I imagine that if you've been brought up with actors, you have a lovely time at home and just want that to carry on.

My passion for music is one of my greatest loves.

I was one of those annoying kids that loves singing and entertaining.

I grew up loving Vince Gill. That guy sounds just like his record - or better than his record. I've always been such a fan.

Being able to use both feet was something that came quite naturally to me ever since I started playing. However, it's something I work on all the time to make sure that level never gets any lower.

The lower you go down the levels, the more players think they need to hang on to the ball to prove how talented they are, but that's not football.

Luck has a lot to do with being a musician.

There are great actors we'll never see just because they haven't had my luck.

I think in every industry you need to have a lot of talent; you need to have a lot of drive, but you need a little bit of luck.

There are a lot of weenie American actors, and a lot of foreign actors are having the luck.