Quotes About Talent

'American Idol' was an extremely expensive show.

If you watch 'American Idol,' and you close your eyes, you don't know who's singing because they all sound exactly alike.

The star system, the idol, the cult of personality is not the only way to be in entertainment.

Ronaldo is my idol. He's the best player I've ever seen play. He's an inspiration to me to work hard every day.

I've always idolized people who can write songs.

I always idolized Zidane.

I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.

Dan Aykroyd is a comedy icon and one of my idols of all time, but I also know that he's an incredibly great actor.

I would give anything to sing like Beyonce or Adele. I've said many times to my friends that if I could sing like them, I would give up poetry and writing.

I didn't know if I could write. I was writing all these songs at home and was like, 'Maybe I can write?'

If I could read it, I could play it.

If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist.

I didn't know if I could act, but I knew I could be a great ballet dancer, and Balanchine put out the carpet for me.

I once said to someone, 'If I could shave my head and wear no makeup and get a part just on my talent, I would be the happiest person in the world.'

I had to decide if I wanted to be a singer or an actor. I was always singing. I thought if I could be an actor, I could do all of it.

I don't sing. If I could sing or dance, I would have done something really gross in a G-string by now - when I wasn't working and was desperate - and ruined my career.

If I could sing and play like Lightnin' Hopkins, I would.

If I could be anything, it would be a professional basketball player.

I had this idea when I left drama school that if I could do everything, I'd always be working.

Look at Kartik Aaryan, Ayushmann Khurrana - they aren't from the industry, they worked very hard. Varun Dhawan is a great actor. I know how hard he works on his craft and even in the gym, so you can't ignore that and just talk about him being a director's son.

I don't think women are being sidelined or ignored. If they are talented enough, they will get films. But they need to be more ambitious.

If you're talented, you can't be ignored.

The fact that I have been successful merely means that I can write and illustrate in my own way.

I have a BFA in illustration.