Quotes About Talent

I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.

I love the French horn.

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.

I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do - I guess that's what I like the most about it. And I love to see good athletes do what they're bred to do.

My soul is that of a drummer.... I didn't do it to become rich and famous. I did it because it was the love of my life.

I love the voice - it's the most perfect instrument ever heard. It's God given.

You like me, you don't like me, you love me, you hate me. I'm gonna be me, but one thing I have to back it up is skills.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

True achievement in any sphere of action depends upon real ability, and a strong, deep, whole-souled love.

Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it's about passion: it is about loving what you do...tapping into your natural energy and your most authentic self.

All of us gave it all we've got, overcame a whole lot just being on the show and learned a lot about ourselves. We're just normal people trying to do what we love and follow our dreams.

My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.

I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me.

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.

Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'

As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

I see all this talent, all this... this energy and brightness and... potential. Yes. Potential. And I cannot for the life of me see how you can be content to live this tiny life. This life that will take place almost entirely within a five mile radius and contain nobody who will ever surprise you or push you or show you things that will leave your head spinning and unable to sleep at night.

The Kommandant thought about this, as if my answer had satisfied him. "I once wanted to be a painter. I was no good, of course. I had to confront the truth of the matter very early on." He fingered the stem of his glass. "I often think that the ability to earn a living by doing the thing one loves must be one of life's greatest gifts.

That's why you piss me off, Clark. Because I see all this talent, all this...' He shrugged. 'This energy and brightness and-' 'Potential. Yes. Potential. And I cannot for the life of me see how you can be content to live this tiny life. This life that will take place almost entirely within a five-mile radius and contain nobody who will ever surprise you or push you or show you things that will leave your head spinning and unable to sleep at night.

I'm not employed for what I do,' Nathan explained. 'I'm employed for what I can do.