Quotes About Talent

I have been taking voice and singing lessons since age 10 and originally got into it because I was really interested in musical theater. After writing my first couple of songs and performing at age 14, I knew that I really wanted to be a singer.

It was right after I did Piaf, 'La Vie en Rose'. I started to take singing lessons and finding where I could go.

My mother's brother is a very good singer. My grandfather took up classical singing lessons and learnt to play the harmonium.

I never had any singing lessons.

I was in ballet classes, I took singing lessons, I started taking acting classes as a hobby. When I was younger, I had my mind set on dancing or singing.

I actually have a decent singing voice, and I've never been able to sing onscreen. I'd love to do a musical.

I wish I had a great singing voice.

I play the mandolin, which people don't often expect great things from. But it has it's charms, and it's my voice. I feel like I had as little choice in the matter as I do my speaking and singing voice.

I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing.

I love to listen to pop music and I admire people who do that, but I don't think I would ever be a very good pop star. I always leave that singing voice for the shower! I wouldn't put it out in the world!

For singers, our singing voice is our natural voice, not the speaking.

When I was young, I had a beautiful singing voice.

Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school.

At the end of the day, when people say, 'Oh, she's an industry plant,' I'm like, 'No, I just have representation, like every single other artist you listen to.' I'm not the first person to get a manager.

I do like reality TV like 'The Voice.' I enjoyed working there every single day. It was amazing.

I believe God gave me talent to play this game, and I'd be sacrificing those gifts if I didn't give my best every single day.

I was introduced to Zendaya by one of the executives at Fox, and like every single person who's met her, you completely fall in love with her talent and her maturity.

I have to control my mouth - and that's hard enough - and then I have to manipulate the puppet and make it look real - like, make its interactions look real. And then I have to sing at the same time, and I have to have my facial expressions reacting to the puppet... So it's a lot going on, and I have to focus on every single thing at the same time.

I got recognition because of film music, but people start recognizing me as an artiste more because of singles.

I'm not a singles artist - I never have been.

It is not necessary that the scion of a singing family, even if he sings, can excel in it. In order to reach his peak he has to work very, very hard.

I feel I'm an actress who sings a bit.

Pavarotti is not judged on how he sings in the shower. People wait until he gets on stage.