Quotes About Talent

I'm not sure I have a natural gift. I think it's just that some people have an easier time expressing their emotions, maybe because of the way they've been raised, and I've always been expressive.

I love working with actors. If you cast the right person in the right part at the right time, they make you look like a better writer and director than you really are.

I really wanted to be a musician, but it turned out I had no sense of time.

I have been a fan of Jesse Terry since the first time I heard him. He's a humble - and humbling - talent.

It was so much fun working with these young kid actors. We had a great time and those kids are truly amazing.

By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.

I always drew. I don't remember a time when I didn't draw. And I actually drew comics from the age of maybe ten through twelve.

Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

My experience with casting children is that... the whole movie is going to rest on their shoulders, so you have to set aside time and wait for the perfect people to appear.

Elvis Presley was the first and the best. He is my favorite of all time.

The unrecognized genius of our time.

The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite.

I remember there was a little organ which I'd tap my fingers on all the time. My interest in the instrument was so obvious, one day I got home from school and there was a real piano in my bedroom.

For the longest time, I wanted to become a pianist. That was kinda my thing.

I think, a lot of times, directors assume that whatever they get from you the first time, whether it be at an audition or on set, is all that you can bring.

When I was younger, playing piano and guitar were all things that I wanted to do for a short period of time, like any kid.

Apparently Jamie is great at being soft and hard at the same time. Which is hard to do for an actor! He's going to get an Oscar!

It is hard to compare over generations. I think a lot of the top talent is choosing other fields. We look pretty hard - we put a lot of time and effort into finding talent.

Guitar playing is both extremely easy for me and extremely difficult for me at the same time.

I was one of those kids that always drew all the time.

All the geniuses I ever met were so just part of the time. To qualify, you only have to be great once, you know. Once when it matters.

Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never

I've been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10, then bass and guitar when I was 18.