Quotes About Talent

Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know?

I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be.

I don't think I'm good, I don't think I'm a good rapper. I think a lot of people always want me to battle somebody and stuff like that which is cool, but I don't see myself as a rapper.

I feel like there's a lot of rappers that could out-rap me and I wouldn't want to face any of them.

I wanted to be a politician and a movie star. But I was born a writer. If you're born that, you can't change it. You're going to do it whether you want to or not.~

I used to want to be a backup singer. Not a lead singer, because I really can't sing.

[There is no shortage of scientific talent.] But [I am] much less optimistic about the managerial vision [of the pharmaceutical industry] to catalyse these talents to deliver the results we all want.

I can never do better than 'Fawlty Towers,' whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game.

Hopefully I'll be successful with the singing, but there are so many other things I want to do, like acting. I'll do them one at a time first!

People ask me, 'Would you ever want to play professional golf?' And I'm like, 'No. No, no, no, no. Just because I can hit a good shot every now and then doesn't make me a pro.'

Every actor I know wants to be a pop star.

Finally I almost dropped gymnastics because I couldn't live without create, and you know, and then, all public in the world start to say, we don't want to see gymnastics without Olga.

I'm always looking for talented people that I want to collaborate with.

Mannerism always wants to be finished and doesn't enjoy the process. Genuine, truly great talent, however, finds its greatest satisfaction in the production.

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.

I received a beautiful welcome to the world of music. I want to give something back to the younger generation.

To be honest, I never thought I'd be famous for baseball. I want to play basketball, and I could also do both basketball and baseball - but I really want to play basketball.

As actors you don't want to have one label. You'd rather have seven.

I think the most important thing about what musicians do is the music. You can be as big an arsehole as you want but if you're not making good music, you won't get away with it.

I think a lot of people go in TV talent shows because they want to be famous and not because it's about the music.

I'm fortunate to know a lot of incredibly talented people, and they all want to be a penguin.

The way [Barack Obama] danced, it looked like he could dance in a circle with anyone from Chris Brown to ... well, I don't want to say Michael Jackson, because he's like the king.

I started drawing in first grade. Because the kid next to me was drawing, and I remember thinking: I want to be able to do that!

I believe myself to be a worthwhile and inventive performer in my own right. [And] I want to be known for what I do best.