Quotes About Talent

When you're lucky enough to have a good film made of your novel - and 'Never Let Me Go' is, believe me, a heartbreakingly good film indeed - you get wonderfully talented individuals each focusing on their special area.

I can just remember being broke, wondering if I had any talent - really wondering whether this was all a fantasy - but I had to get out there and keep trying.

In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

At one point, you start wondering if being talented in Bollywood is enough, or you need connections.

People would come up to me, saying, 'You sound a lot like the lead singer from Queen.' I started wondering, 'Who is this guy making me sound so unoriginal?'

Blessed with intelligence, beauty and undeniable talent, Vidya Balan can work wonders if she receives the right script and a sensible director.

In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

I'm not into one-hit wonders.

A competitive HIL can do wonders for India hockey. The tournament will promote young talents and give them the opportunity to play alongside and against some of the best in the business.

I think it says wonders about people that can write an entire album, and put out an entire album of great songs. I mean, the Brad Paisley's, Alan Jackson especially, even Taylor Swift - those people can really pen great stuff.

In Britain, we have this attitude that people are one-hit wonders. If it proves that way, I'd rather have had that one hit than not at all.

Look at the talent that has broken through. Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Cesaro. There are a number of talents there. Everyone wonders if you give them the ball, are they going to score or are they going to fumble? Obviously, all the names I mentioned have scored very well.

There's a lot of one-hit wonders and a lot of come-and-go artists and even the labels give up on you after a couple years.

EHT' did wonders for my career. Earlier, people knew me mostly for my dancing abilities, but this show made them take notice of my acting capabilities as well.

I really enjoy sculpting, like wood carving, and do artwork.

Evan Rachel Wood is the best actress I've ever worked with, hands down.

I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood.

I'm not going out and hitting a 95-mph fastball where I can't see the stitches. I'm not on a professional football team looking to tackle a fullback who is built like solid wood. I'm a thinking person, and I've been blessed with the ability to see some things and talk about them in a way that registers in a humorous and funny way.

When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song.

It's flattering to be compared in any way to Tiger Woods, because he's the best player in the world.

If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.

Nobody else is Tiger Woods. Not on this planet.

There's some guys - Michael Jordan and Mariano Rivera and Tiger Woods - that were blessed with the ability just to be... great.