Quotes About Talent

I never really, really pushed my boys into boxing, but I guess it's in the blood.

There was a time when Canadians - and they're just north of the border - but there weren't that many Canadians who had pushed themselves into the level of high-level college players.

What's demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best. You cannot be anything less.

It's easy to be a prodigy. It's really hard to keep pushing in new directions.

It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

I'm not a DJ. I play live and think we put on a show. That's it.

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting.

I'm asked all the time who the next big thing is in NXT and I always say I'm not going to say because it puts too much pressure on them.

As a former player, I have a real appreciation for a guy like Aaron Rodgers and how much time he puts into his craft and how good he is doing it.

Some of those kid stars who got screwed up were pretty talented. My mom warns me every day what can happen. Sometimes she clips the headlines out and puts them in my room.

I need to do something with Cordae. His mannerism is so cool but his bars... he got them bars that puts him in an elite thing.

I always could putt. Part of my makeup, I always could putt.

I was a big kid who could putt well.

I was fortunate to be able to do two movies with Harold Ramis. He was the kindest of any director with whom I worked. Harold was a genius. On top of his talent, he could do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle faster than anyone! I am lucky to have known him as well as I did. I will miss him.

The biggest difficulty in film industry today is not that of getting dates, actors or finance, but writers. We don't get writers. They are like heart surgeons with whom you need to meet after fixing an appointment.

I can adapt my game to anyone, whether it's Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, or Batista.

I have always had a flair for acting; maybe that's why I enjoyed casting so much.

Between my two girls, Alia showed a natural flair for acting.

I was in the business for 20 years and look at Flair. He was probably approaching 35-40. But today, if a guy has good 8-10 year run, he is either considered that damn good or lucky.

A lot of actors flame out.

I don't aspire to have her career, or to be as talented as her, because I'd feel like I was shooting myself down in flames. If you have a parent who is that successful and set them as a benchmark, then everything is going to be disappointing.

God gave me a good voice. I have perfect pitch. I don't sing flat.

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.