Louis Tomlinson Quotes

It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers.

All through my career I've done what I can to discover new talent and give them a start.

An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.

The kids I talk to are convinced their generation will make the best music. And the greatest artists have yet to be discovered. I walk around with that thought every day.

When I'm not performing? I'm looking for the next big thing.

For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true.

I think you always have to go as an artist with instinct, I really do.

As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up, you're just kind of crawling around, seeing what's out there.

I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivete and opportunity.

History's most treasured musicians were believed in and cultivated to reach their potential. Today, it would be difficult for those musicians to get deals. We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess.

I've been on 'Hollyoaks' since I was 15, and I've grown up on the show. I'm so very fortunate to be given the opportunity to learn my craft in such a fantastic environment.

I didn't really want to act. Gerard Depardieu discovered me when I was 14 and asked if I wanted to make movies and I said, 'Why not?'

I will be developing artists for my new label. The rest is in God's Hands.

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

In 'The Interestings' I wanted to write about what happens to talent over time. In some people talent blooms, in others it falls away.

I was discovered out of nowhere. I didn't have family that was in the industry. I didn't know anyone in L.A.; I didn't have any reason to have been discovered. Nowadays, you have YouTube, and people are scouting more, but I really was plucked out of obscurity.

For me, I really enjoy telling stories and helping the younger generation, young actors to have the same opportunity I did.

I never wanted to be a part of the industry, as I had no knowledge about it. I am one of those rare and really lucky people for whom the calling identified me and not the other way around.

There's a new Mozart, a new Miles Davis, a new Misty Copeland, a new Matisse potentially languishing in a math class somewhere. If we fail to introduce them to art, we fail humanity.

Do I think Vince McMahon was looking at my matches in Japan going, 'We need him?' No. He wasn't. He's too busy. There's no way. But somebody may have been looking and going, 'All right, I like this guy. Let's give him a shot.'

My gut told me 'Kanaa' was worth taking up, and it's a dream role for any actor.

I love watching new acts find their footing. It's fun to watch them early on in their careers and get a gut feeling about who's going to be a superstar.

I love to give chance to new talent.

I was actually in New Zealand studying, and I just got discovered. I was with my friend shopping, and this woman came up to me and was like, 'Would you like to come in? I own an agency.'

I definitely believe that there are songs that, as artists, we don't know the full potential.