Quotes About Talent

I can play a bunch of instruments but drums? My brother's a drummer and I've always been jealous that he's such a good drummer. I always try to play but it's always kinda just bashing. I can keep time but no one really wants to hear me play drums.

I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do. Growing up, my parents did everything they knew how to do to support me. My dad was always kinda my roadie; he drove me from gig to gig. But I got my own gigs. I was this 12-year-old kid, shuffling business cards, calling people, telling them I wanted to play.

Singing is one of the most important components to me. That's kinda how it all started.

Once I started writing, I realized just how much I really enjoyed it. I was kinda good at it, so I kept at it.

The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional because it makes me be kinder to myself and see the human situation a little more clearly.

Dallas Austin... where do I begin? I adore him - he is one of the kindest people I know.

There are all kinds of people who I watch and marvel at. Just so many. I'll watch something and go, 'Could I ever have done that?'

I think for a lot of people that had seen me do 'Snabba Cash', after watching 'The Killing,' I think they got a sense that I could do different kinds of characters.

Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.

Nat King Cole was a really big influence.

A person like Carole King could make up something, change it, and actually improve it.

I would actually like to play Bobby Brown. To me, he was just the King of R&B at one point.

Of the great singing stars of the 1940s and '50s, only one - Nat King Cole - died young, at age 45.

People who can't kiss had everything given to them.

I did 'How to Succeed in Business... ,' 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Godspell,' and 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' in high school, all of which were fun.

I once said to a boy, 'You're a really good kisser,' and he said, 'You're only as good as the person you're kissing.' I think it's the same with the music.

I got my first drum kit when I was six years old.

One of my dreams was always to play alongside my father but I never got the chance because we only had one drum kit at home.

I'm a beast in the kitchen.

I did 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Celebrity MasterChef.' I was quite good at those, and did a cookbook.

I auditioned for 'Angreji Medium', and that's how I got it in my kitty. I cannot reveal a lot of things but it wasn't a script that was just offered to me. I had to audition for it.

I guess nobody can teach you the knack, or whatever it is, that helps you come to life on stage.

Satish Kaushik has a knack of coming up with very good remakes.

It's just always been a knack for me to play defense.