Quotes About Talent

I've been working in the music industry since I was 15 years old, and I feel like I've always been ahead of my time.

I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with.

I can say, with a little arrogance, that I could be an actor, a cameraman, a writer, but composers are the most mysterious people.

Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.

I like the mystery of seeing someone like Mickey Rourke do his thing. I don't know how he does it, but I'm glad he does it.

Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give it.

There are thousands upon thousands of new Johnny Cash fans every year, inspired by the music, talent, and - I believe hugely - by the mystery of the man.

I think it's a bit of a myth that if you can read music you can write music. It doesn't work like that.

People have this idea that if you're not brilliant like Einstein, you can't be a scientist. And that's just a myth. He was the one out of a million scientists, but there were 999,999 other scientists who were not as brilliant but who just do great science, as well.

There's a bit of a myth that you pre-suppose every European player is better than every English player.

You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.

There is no set way of getting a role - you don't give an exam, score well, and then nail a film.

I could do my own nails... I went to beauty school in the 11th grade. But why would I do that now?

If you have bad hair and you bite your nails, nobody expects that you can't direct plays.

Why do you think my name is Artist? I'm an artist.

People can forget your name, but if you excel at what you do, at least someone will remember you.

A lot of the players who've done so well aren't necessarily the big names: James Tomkins, Luka Milivojevic to name two.

I would say for a team to win, you don't need big names. You just need the right pieces.

Some people say heroines just have to look good and provide the glamour. Some say, from dance-n-song routines, heroines have come a long way. Today, the heroine's name adds weight to the film, though maybe they can't carry the whole film on their names. I believe, yes, we do contribute a lot to films.

People just want the hottest records. It's not really about all the names attached to the project. It's about the work.

Chris Candido - besides loving him like a little brother - I used to sit and watch him in awe because it was so effortless for him. He could wake up from a nap and go out and have a five-star match.

I get more people approaching me about how good I was in 'Napoleon Dynamite' than being in Coldplay.

When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic. Trans actors playing trans roles is a key part of that. But some of the trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, let's be honest.

NASA has never had a problem finding capable people to be astronauts. NASA's problem was, and still is, finding ways to cut the list of capable applicants down to a manageable length.