Quotes About Talent

That's kind of how I've based my career. I find talented people and beg me to let me work with them.

Chile could work as a double for L.A.; it's very production-friendly and there's terrific talent down there.

Well, I'd love to work with Kate Winslet - she's amazing.

Sometimes I think your face and your bearing and your energy have so much more to do with the jobs you get than the actual work and the time and the effort that you put in, or the talent even.

Anything that had to do with art I been doing all my life. It was a gift. It's nothing I work real hard at doing.

People who call themselves actors and can't ever get work; they do need to get another profession.

Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.

Of course I knew the work of Roland Kirk and Harry Carney and the specific uses they would make of circular breathing, so I knew it was physically possible.

Comics are so full of amazing work. And I can't look at a drawing of a woman without thinking of, for instance, Wallace Wood and his amazing way of capturing beauty.

I think sometimes when I go to make a move on something, people try to disqualify any talent that I have or any hard work that I've done.

You can't get a guitar player like Dweezil without his commitment to the work that it takes A) to be the musician that he is and B) to the music itself.

When I started out jumping around with a tennis racket, I never thought I would end up on a list of the best guitar players in the world. It makes me feel proud of the hard work I've put in.

My gift, if I have one, is choosing terrific talent and providing the atmosphere for them to do their best work.

I've always wanted to work with Elizabeth Banks. She's so talented and funny, and she's become this force of nature - directing, producing. Being around her is kind of inspiring.

Music is my life. The only other thing I've done is office work in different places. But no real professional career other than singing.

Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality.

I believe a great performer is someone who sounds just as great live as they do in the studio and vice versa. They should know how to work the stage.

I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.

People should be able to rise as hard, high as their hard work, their ambition, their talent will take them.

I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want to be known to surprise audiences.

Meryl Streep is awesome. I really want to work with Emma Stone; she is adorable. Now I want to work with Octavia Spencer, because I met her and she's really funny.

That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.

Mort Meskin was a consummate professional, dedicated to his work. A great talent.

I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I enjoy it. I am very confident in my work.