Jeff Daniels Quotes

Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles.

It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player.

Don't let anything but your talent affect your success.

A coach told my mum I had talent and I would make a very good skater.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do.

What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110 percent all the time.

When people see a legend, they call it a legend. But to be a legend, it's a lot of hard work and patience. You can't play for five or ten years and be a legend. It takes longer than that.

In the end, the work shows if you're good.

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work.

I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who my father is.

I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level.

A reputation as a hard worker is a good reputation to have.

There will always be competition, especially in showbiz. There's always someone younger and hungrier standing behind you; there's always someone with more contacts; there's always someone whose grandfather or father is a filmmaker. I think your job is just to be there 100% - you work hard, and there are no shortcuts to success.

The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.

If you got what it takes, you'll make it. If you don't, Shakespeare couldn't help you.

I don't think for a second that I'm the best at anything, but I know I'm really good at quite a lot of things because I work hard.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

Sticking with your craft goes a long way in ensuring that you'll be successful.

I won't tell you that I'm lucky to be here because I know I'm skilled, and I know I'm talented in the ring. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the opportunity.

Wherever I played, I had an opportunity to show my attributes.

I am known by my performance, so neither do big films need me nor do I big films.

If you're good at what you do, people get really, really invested in that.