Quotes About Talent

I wasn't one of those kids who was like, 'Get me to New York. Get me to a big city.' I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act.

In the past, it wasn't any big deal for people with talent to hang out together. Now we have the celebrity age, which has made a lot of things harder to do.

Eden is the type of player who can make a big difference when he comes on, even for 20 minutes.

I grew up as a child actress, not a child star. I was an actress - big difference.

There's a big difference between Neymar and me. I've been a professional for two years. Neymar is one of the best in the world.

Personally, I'm a big fan of Ryan Tedder. He has amazing music.

I'm a big fan of Stormzy.

I'm a bass player and I'm a drummer - I'm a big fan of bass players.

I'm a big fan of Barry Sanders and I respect him a lot. He's a guy that a lot of people talk about. He retired early and fans would have loved to see him, like myself, play three or four more years.

You can have a big hit and not get rich.

The car is a big part of it, but you need to be a good driver to get the equipment to the top. You need both.

When you look at the artists who have come up through 'Billboard' over the years, it's incredible.

No one wants to hear me doing my best Garrison Keillor... I think that he's inimitable; he's one in a billion.

I can tell you the actor who I admire the most. Billy Crudup. Do you know who he is? He's awesome.

I did a play in Bolton - 'Billy Liar.' I turned it down at first but then thought, 'What the hell else can I do? I'm no good at anything else.'

I am not a bimbo. But the industry doesn't look beyond my body.

I can score the ball a little bit. But sometimes I put myself in a bind.

I think I've wanted to be an actress since the day I was born. I even asked my parents for an agent for my seventh birthday!

Learning music is a birthright. And you have to start young.

The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white.

I try to emulate the Lynn Swanns, and the John Jeffersons and the fact they're black or white has nothing to do with it.

When I was 13, I went on 'Britain's Got Talent.' I auditioned. I sang a cover of a song called 'White Blank Page' by Mumford & Sons.

I am of the belief that acting is a form of blended art that shouldn't be restricted to a particular type or even a country.

My mother played guitar by ear, and all of us sang except my father, bless his heart.