Quotes About Skill

Photography is the first art wherein the tool does most of the work.

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.

There is a subtle and unmistakable touch of love and pride, beyond mere skill, almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art - which is art.

I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better. To know yourself better. And it's intimidating as hell.

A joke is like building a mousetrap from scratch. You have to work pretty hard to make the thing snap when it is supposed to snap.

The longer you've been acting, normally, the better you are at it. As a musician, it doesn't work like that.

It's always great to work with masters, people who are really, truly good at what they do.

In most fields of endeavor there are no easy jobs; there are only graceful ways of performing difficult ones.

There's less skill and more plain hard work to writing than anyone except a writer thinks.

When those with ability at their job get to thinking they can't be done without, they're already on their way out.

Let every man practice the art that he knows best.

In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work.

Talent without work is useless, thank God

A lot of my video work is super lo-fi on purpose. I'm not trying to become technically super proficient. The only thing I'm interested in becoming technically proficient on is my alto saxophone.

I can sing, but it takes an incredible amount of work for me to sound acceptable.

Working with [Kyle Chandler] in the scene was like playing tennis. You work with really talented actors, I think they make other actors look really, really good.

Being a sport star and a chef both require passion, commitment, work and natural ability.

The work element comes into it as well - how much you train and how much work you put into your craft, in the same way a carpenter would perhaps work under a great teacher, etc.

To step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make. What was difficult was the work and the practice that went into becoming good at it, because I hadn't had any training.

The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support himself. The wind is never for the sailor who knows not to what port he is bound.

I think you should do rehearsal and work at it, but when the camera rolls, you should be ready. Try to make it good the first time.

Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work.

Some people just have a natural gift and some people really have to work at it and I'm more of the second kind. I always had to grind it out, where from him it just flowed.

We postpone our literary work until we have more ripeness and skill to write, and we one day discover that our literary talent wasa youthful effervescence which we have now lost.