Quotes About Talent

Gareth Bale is such a great player. I had watched him before on telly and you could see how special he is.

I have an impeccable memory, and I can learn dialogues in any language in 20 minutes, including Telugu and Malayalam.

I have sung some songs in Telugu and Malayalam. And I want to sing in Tamil, too.

Just like how you find players from different backgrounds in Indian cricket team, our Telugu industry is looking for talent, and it doesn't matter where it comes from.

I never planned to become a dancer, but I became one. The same thing happened with acting and direction. I remember I was doing the choreography of a film, and the producer came and offered me to direct the film. It was in Telugu, and that is how it started.

When I am in Mumbai, I am called a director. In Chennai, I am called a hero. In the Telugu States, I am called a dance master.

Besides Kannada, I also know Telugu and Tamil fairly well.

I wish all our Telugu artistes get more opportunities in our films. Though talent has no boundaries, we should see that our artistes don't fade away.

I don't have the talent, the temperament, or the patience to be a great chef. I'd much rather order from someone who can really do it. I love restaurants. They make my life better.

I never had any doubts about my ability. The problem was getting into so many scrapes because of my erratic temperament.

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

If they're not temperamental, I don't want them. It's in the nature of a great artist to be that way.

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.

As far as rock groups, I really like Stone Temple Pilots. As for classical composers, it's Bach. I love Paganini, too, the Italian composer who would break strings during a performance and finish playing on just one string. Someone I would have loved to play with is Jimi Hendrix.

As for Kaka, he is a superstar... someone who can change the tempo of the game as well as the team.

If you are ambitious you can have a moment of glory but it will most likely be temporary. But talent always finds its way out.

Assigning best people to the project ("If they're easy to give up, they're the wrong people.")

Poor kids, through no fault of their own, are less prepared by their families, their schools, and their communities to develop their God-given talents as fully as rich kids. For economic productivity and growth, our country needs as much talent as we can find, and we certainly can't afford to waste it. The opportunity gap imposes on all of us both real costs and what economists term "opportunity costs.

The talent is in the choices.

Il talento sta nelle scelte

a master hand that had grown bored with its own expertise, and started to veer towards the grotesque.

The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor

Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.