Quotes About Talent

People like me for my songwriting and production, not my singing.

When I was younger, I always wanted to be either a pianist or a classical singer, and when I discovered songwriting, it was like a new portal had been opened.

Some people see Jermaine Dupri as a producer, and they don't really know what the songwriting skills are.

I started quite late. I only discovered that I could write a song when I was, like, 17... some musicians, they're starting out, writing songs when they're, like, 12, 13. I never thought I would go into songwriting when I was that young.

Songwriting itself, I don't think you can really teach that.

I learned classical guitar as a kid at about 7 or 8 years old. When I was about 14, I started dabbling in songwriting. That's when I got into the folky singer-songwriter style.

Every musician out there wants to be judged on the merit of their songwriting, the merit of their performing abilities.

I'm talented in other places, not only in songwriting, but music is always going to be the backdrop to whatever happens in life.

To try and learn how to be a singer, a really good guitar player, a really good pianist, it's always lagged a bit behind learning to be the best songwriter I could possibly be because songwriting comes naturally to me.

However, there is no assurance that we can produce world class players so soon. Only time can tell.

Soon, I knew that I would become a chemist, rather than a composer.

Too bad integration didn't come sooner, because there were so many ballplayers that could have made the major leagues. That's why, you look back, and - not to take away anything from Babe Ruth or some of those other guys - they didn't play against the greatest ballplayers in the world.

I think it is time Pakistan has a cricket academy. In fact, they are thinking of having one; the sooner they have one the better it will be for Pakistan cricket.

Craft comes into acting later rather than sooner. I was somebody who had to learn through a process - a natural actor doesn't need to.

The country has to identify and promote raw talent. I have full faith that India will win Olympic gold in athletics sooner than later.

Real talent is mixing realism with bluff. Every great artist I really respect has a certain amount of bluff; sooner or later you have to be a conjurer, and conjure images.

Sooner or later, directors in Germany will start casting without regard to where a person is from. It shouldn't matter anymore.

Hridaan, my younger son, has this unique talent of drawing incredible doodles and anime. Watching him draw soothes my mind. He is so detailed and focused that it never fails to amaze us.

Growth is essential to attracting the best and most sophisticated talent.

I've been honoured to portray such intelligent and sophisticated roles.

Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.

You knew LeBron James was going to be LeBron James when he was a sophomore.

I used to lie in bed and imagine I was performing at the Albert Hall, not that I'd ever been there. I took lessons with a German teacher when I was quite young. But it turned out I had a very high soprano voice, which I didn't like at all.

Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found that I possessed a clear, strong soprano voice. I enjoyed the singing very much.