Quotes About Skill

I can't read a note of music. I just do it all from ear.

Duane Allman was the best guitar player I ever heard who didn't read a note.

I can hold a note, but that's about it.

The beauty of it is when you can just show up and hit the notes.

I wasn't the best student, and for some reason, I always got music. While other people were having trouble figuring out notes on a page, I could listen to it once and play it back.

The right notes mean more than 1,000 mph arpeggios.

I'm saying nothing new that Dave Pasquesi is really good at what he does.

When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.

In training and at the club, players know that the player is good. You notice when the guy arrives, who's the ace, who's the player who maybe can't take the level.

While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.

I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that.

Sometimes the better an actor is, the less he's noticed.

There are people who say they want to write novels. They think, 'I'll learn my craft on the romance novel.' If you don't love the genre, it's going to show, and it's not going to be a good book.

I consider myself a novice film actor.

I'm 56 years old. I like to get out on the court. I continue to try to play the best I can. Obviously, I'm nowhere near where I was when half this age. But I can still hit a pretty decent ball.

There is nowhere to hide as an international back-row forward.

As I've always been open to learning, directors have helped me with the nuances of acting.

I remember the first time I held a rifle - the metal was so cold, and it's so heavy. I also didn't know the amount of pressure I had to use. My first finger went numb for a week.

If I can be number one in the world without power hitting, then I don't need power hitting. But when I need to, I utilise it well.

If I write a book, it has to be so awesome. It has to be next level, to prove mysel. Just like if you are an athlete and you want to rap, you better bring the bars. Don't come in with nursery rhymes.

It is a natural gift I was born with but it's something I've had to nurture in training.

To put it in a nutshell, I'm known for basically killin' the rhymes, you know what I'm sayin,' goin' for it.

My only obligation as a professional is to be prepared and be as good as I can be at my position.

It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.