Quotes About Talent

To be an actor you need four things: energy, concentration, a lot of luck and, of course, good roles.

A lot of luck, and being prepared when the opportunity came. There are talented individuals out there who didn't get the break that I got. Or when the break came, they weren't ready for it.

There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven't had the luck to fall into everything like I have.

There are far more good actors than there are jobs for them, so it's a big question of luck.

And have you never known the pleasure and triumph of a lucky guess? I pity you. I thought you cleverer; for depend upon it, a lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.

I have been blessed with luck, talent and opportunities, now it is my duty to add the hardworking element.

How would you complete with people who are more talented, more popular, who get better training, better mentoring and who get their share of luck, without some luck?

Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favoured by exceptional circumstances.

Creativity begins with an affinity for something. It's like falling in love.

One needs a Seer's Vision and an Angel's voice to be of any avail. I do not know of any Indian man or woman today who has those gifts in their most complete measure.

A jump shot can get you a shoe deal, a big house, a supermodel, fancy cars, a bunch of yes men, a Swiss bank account. But none of these things can get you a jump shot

It's not in the draftsmanship, it's in the man. Like I say, a tool is dead. A brush is a dead object. It's in the man. If you want to do it, you do it.

If you ever find a man who is better than you are - hire him. If necessary, pay him more than you pay yourself.

... where a man's wound is, that is where his genius will be.

The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.

Academies that are founded at public expense are instituted not so much to cultivate men's natural abilities as to restrain them.

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.

An artist is only an ordinary man with a greater potentiality.

The Man of a Thousand Voices

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.