Quotes About Talent

I have been fortunate to have worked with immensely talented writers and directors who have had faith in me. There's been very little hard work but a lot of learning. I have learnt from each of my characters, and I think that's rather amazing.

All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.

There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don't count. We are still the illegal aliens of the literary world.

We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page.

Only bad writers think they're good.

Good actors can do anything, and there'll be amazing writers who are willing to write for everyone.

The children of great authors do not, as a rule, become writers.

You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.

Writers have always been very underrated.

I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me.

We have such fantastic talent in India, and there are some great Marathi singers, great sound producers, great sound engineers, and a great breed of lyric writers. But the problem is that you need a platform.

All the writers for 'The Chi,' they're all phenomenal, so I'm just working on projects with them. They have great scripts.

There're so many great writers out there who aren't getting the exposure they deserve.

I don't think I'm a great singer myself. I'm all right. I've worked with different writers, different producers... I've just been blessed with the caliber of people I've been able to work with.

It's well known that actors are lousy writers.

Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work.

Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.

I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred.

That little Miley Cyrus... she's like a little Elvis. The kids love her because she's Hannah Montana, but what people don't realize about her is she is such a fantastic singer and songwriter. She writes songs like she's 40 years old!

My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.

I've always had such a high level of respect for Taylor Swift because she writes all of her music.