Quotes About Talent

I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir - he just slaughtered my character over and over again.

Just being known for a skill you've worked on your entire life is an amazing feeling.

People take years learning how to act; it's a skill, not just a job. If I tried it out and thought I'd be OK, then perhaps I'd go for it, but it's not the kind of thing you can get into just because of your looks.

I was always a little embarrassed when there was an act on television that requires a great deal of skill but is a little goofy, and the host comes over and acts like the person doing this skill is some sort of fool for having learned to do something that's very, very difficult.

Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest.

You've got to use the skill set God has given you, and I have the ability to connect with people.

No fighter has more fundamentals and overall skill than Danny Garcia.

I don't practise it that much, maybe two or three times a week. It's a natural skill that I have, to hit long balls, so I don't need to practise it every day.

Singing is definitely something I'm not good at. I wish I could be good at it, but that's a skill I definitely don't have.

I'm a character actor; that's my skill set.

I would say people are most going to remember me for my skill on the racetrack, first and foremost.

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.

Selling is a natural skill. It's developed as a child. You may know it as persuasion.

There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.

Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor.

The single biggest resource India has is people and skill.

You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.

No show can be 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' including 'The Gayle King Show.' I think she's very good but I think I'm very good too. I think we have different skill sets... but I don't think that I could do what she does and never have.

I like to believe that everyone is born with the same skill set, and that it is the influences that one comes upon.

Performing is a thing in itself, a distinct skill, different from making recordings. And for those who can do it, it's a way to make a living.

I had jumped about 6.40 metres with no training, no run-up, and certainly no skill, when this big, good-looking guy came up to me and told me I could be great.

Actors are real. It's a real skill, and it exists, and talent really exists.

Once you learn how to roller skate for 'Starlight Express,' it's a lifelong skill you have acquired.

I've been on stage since I was nine years old, and I kind of stumbled into the world of hosting. That, to me, was the thing I had to build a skill set for.