Quotes About Talent

Pure talent and charisma and like gods they were terrible together. Awful. A gorgeous nightmare.

America, we believe that praising kids for how smart they are builds their confidence and motivation to learn. We are rather obsessed with the idea of talent and genius and innate abilities. We freely praise our children and others because we think it is helpful. But three decades of research done by Stanford psychologist Carol S. Dweck has proven otherwise.

I don't think I'm craving any more fame. But success and being recognized for making great work all around the world, I think it's a great thing.

I would kill to do more work with Orla Brady, I think she's that gifted.

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them.

When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose wrong, I think - or maybe they're just not good actors, I don't know.

John Hurt was incredible to work with.

I think [John Larroquette] did a great job. I really do. And he's so wonderful and generous to work with.

Richard Chamberlain on The Slipper and the Rose was lovely to work with. He wore the clothes so beautifully and sang his songs so well.

I've been really lucky to work with a lot of really great actors, so watching the films back, it's really important to admire the people that you were working with and see their full performance.

I wring my hands because I know that as a dude, my privilege, my long-term deficiencies work against me in writing women, no matter how hard I try and how talented I am.

My idol when I was growing up was Michael Jordan the basketball player because of his work ethic rather than his talent and because of what he went through to be as good as he was.

I work with all these amazing voice actors that do a kajillion voices.

I've got a lot to learn, and I'm very blessed to work with such talented actors. I'm nowhere near my goal. It's all about applying yourself and taking time to work and train.

I was never really an impressionist. If there was somebody within my range, maybe I could work on it and do a little exaggeration of them - which I think is really the way to do an impression.

I could play everything but could never take a lead. My brain just doesn't work like that.

I've made it very clear that I'm interested in voiceover work. I mean, I'm always looking for voiceover gigs. I love that.

When someone really respects and admires us as musicians to the extent that they want to work with us, it's really flattering.

I'd love to work with Sufjan Stevens. He so gets it. He's amazing.

The voice thing is a blessing that I was given. I've had opportunities to do voice work of all kinds. It was something that was given to me and I was able to make good use of it.

You want to feel like people are hiring you because they want to work with you, not because of who your parents are.

Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, Id like to work with him again someday.

I would say Lil Wayne [is the best rapper]. He's all about hard work and consistency.