Quotes About Talent

I get my flow from Daddy, my singing ability from Mommy, the camera stuff from both. That's just what happens when you hang out with the Smiths.

My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff.

Needless to say, anybody who can stumble through a C-major scale knows that Art Tatum always gave his audiences 10 times their money's worth.

On 'Angel' I got to work a lot with Mike Massa, who was David Boreanaz' stunt double, and Mike would let me do most of my stuff by myself. I did almost all my fight scenes by myself.

Stunt people are amazing at what they do, but they're not actors.

All stunt men and women are as competitive as I am. They're just not as talented.

When I was very young, Michael Crawford was a real hero because I saw this guy who could do everything - make people laugh, act, do stunts.

I used to perform stunts that made me stand distinctly among my peers.

After doing a bunch of movies as a stuntman, I realized that being a stuntman, you are in the shadow of the actor, and they don't get to see your true ability, and I wanted people to see that it was really me doing those stunts, and it was really my true abilities.

I like the fact that I can do stunts, but I don't think of myself as a stunt guy. Those guys are really good at what they do.

If you ask me whether I can direct, I can. In fact, I have shot several songs, scenes and stunts. When certain directors of my movies were not able to be there for some reason and had asked me to help out, I have directed. But to helm an entire movie is a different art altogether.

I started off as an artiste and later a producer. All these aspects are interconnected. I became adept at every field - acting, producing, stunts and distributions. I never found anything tough.

I never consciously said, 'I want to be an actor.' It sounds stupid, but it's kind of like being a painter or something. You don't say, 'From today on I'm going to be a painter.' It's not something conscious - you've just been painting pictures all your life.

This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!

All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them.

It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.

My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.

I guess if you can't sing, you better have a style!

I don't see Arijit Singh as a competition at all. That's because we both have a very different style of singing. In fact, I really appreciate what he's been able to bring to the playback singing industry.

At the end of the day, I love singing, whatever the style might be.

I play different styles, and am very good at changing how I play.

Aretha Franklin, she's just the most amazing singer ever. But I think there are so many singers that I just loved and sang along to on the radio. I guess I just enjoy trying out different styles along the way.

A.J. Styles is great - he's a great performer - so I'm not going to take anything away from him.

A. J. Styles is an incredible performer; very spectacular.