Teller Quotes

One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.

Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it.

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.

I don't buy into the phrase 'comedy genius.' It's like football; you can have the talent, but 90 per cent is hard work, the other ten per cent is trying to make it all look as natural as possible.

There is no such thing as a natural golfer but you become one by hitting thousands of balls

Don't think that you can just rely on natural talent because there are going to be times when you get a little tired and that's when your skills come into play to help you make look easy.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I mean, I can carry a tune, but anyone who picks up a bass can figure it out. You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything- You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.

If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.

But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.

You do have to put in a lot time to get good at anything and than includes cartoons. So I think it's true of art and everything else.

You don't get money unless you have a lot of talent, which I don't have, or you work hard, which is what I do. We don't have any golden touch here.

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.

My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want something, you have to work for it. By working for it I mean work on your craft, learn from people who have something to teach. It's just like anything else, practice makes perfect.

If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.

Practice every time you get a chance.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

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

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

It's not just about waking up and trying to be a star... It's practice, practice, practice.

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades.

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

You only get better by playing.

The only secret of magic is that I'm willing to work harder on it than you think it's worth.