Quotes About Talent

I have been fighting writing songs for a long time. People keep telling me I should write, and other writers have offered to write with me, and to be honest, it's not something I've ever really had a passion for - plus I wasn't sure I had the talent to do it!

To be honest, it's considered very late to start acting at 11 and a half, for the industry. Most kids are doing it from toddlerhood on.

I'm happy to dance with anyone, to be honest. I've had some great partners, who have all been talented. But not all of them at dancing.

To be honest, I think I have a nice voice. A good voice... and I loved recording.

To be honest, the first time round, I didn't think 'Fame Academy' was the worst premise in the world. You got people on, and they would write songs and develop themselves as artists. But then, instead of getting a little bit more credible, it got a little bit more ridiculous.

I've always known I could write. I have an ear for production and melody. It was just that, in those early years, I let everyone do it for me. To be honest, I was a little lazy!

In the end, I didn't think I was good enough to use sax as a stage performer to get where I wanted, and thank God I chose my voice as my instrument instead. You need to be honest with yourself, and I was.

I'm good at what I do but, to be honest, not a whole hell of a lot else!

I always wanted to do something with music, but to be honest, I never thought I'd be good enough.

To be honest, I don't see anyone out there who plays the way I do.

I am an all-around player. I'm like LeBron James. I can drive, I can shoot, I can pull up. To be honest, you can't game-plan against me.

It just runs through my family, to be honest. I come from a very big musical, entertainment background.

I was emotional. I wanted to be taken seriously. I was pretty emo. I was reciting Shakespeare monologues when I was 10. I still know the whole 'To be, or not to be...' monologue, because I knew it when I was 10.

If you've been playing for a few years, especially in a group context, you'll see if you have the ability or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to and you've got to love, no matter what happens.

I wasn't looking to be a star, I just happened to love acting, I was a reluctant actor.

I used to love Bach.

That's the goal, to survive your gift.

Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.

Only talent helps you to survive in this competitive world.

You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.

Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.

To survive in this industry, you need to prove yourself. Stardom follows.

Having started with Bollywood and then moving to Telugu industry, I feel that it is not possible to survive without talent in any industry.

Every night, you're going up against an elite guard and there's really nothing you can do. You either have to be God-gifted and move your feet, or else you're toast.