Leslie Jones Quotes

Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation.

What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals.

A lot of times, when you see someone do something, whether it's sports or multimedia or whatever their profession is, you think it just starts when you see them; you don't realize all of the sweat equity that goes into it.

Really, acting is like anything else. The more time you put in, the more you learn and the more you can give back to the industry.

If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and practice.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

There's mediocre jazz, mediocre salesmen, mediocre golfers. If you want to be good, you have to really hone your skills.

You have to know your craft. I find that most people who are very, very successful know their craft and have done the research.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

The very essence of success is practice.

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.

When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

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.

We're just getting better at our trade, man. We know what we're doing, and the reason why is that we've spent 30 years doing it. There's nothing that can replace that.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

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

You only get better by playing.

What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice.

Nobody's a natural. You work to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

Whether you make the most of an opportunity depends on if you are prepared. Learn your craft, every aspect of it. Eat it, drink it, sleep it, then when you are the most prepared, you can make the most of it.

Yes, it's absolutely true that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly - until you can learn to do it well.

I may have been lucky with some sort of intuition, but I believe in training a great deal.

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.