Admiration for Talent Quotes

I always had an acting crush on Philip Seymour Hoffman. He just wowed me all the time. He was just quietly so impressive and so private.

Working with Jamie Lee Curtis has changed my life. I grew up adoring her.

You must know that I am, of all men who were ever born, the most inclined to love persons. Whenever I behold someone who possesses any talent or displays any dexterity of mind, who can do or say something more appropriately than the rest of the world, I am compelled to fall in love with him; and then I give myself up to him so entirely that I am no longer my own property, but wholly his.

I couldn't possibly write 'Next to Normal,' but God, I can weep and watch 'Next to Normal' five times.

I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.

If you succeed at all, you find yourself suddenly working with artists whose work you don't just admire but you deeply love.

I've been a huge fan of Kate Winslet, and have watched all her films. She is such a solid actor and I look up to her.

Worship the music, not the musicians.

I don't have specific people. There are so many people that I admire and there's directors that I'm desperate to work with that haven't even made a movie yet, probably.

My wife loves Roger Moore.

I like everything Meryl does. I like watching her come to work.. I don't care.. I like everything about her. I like watching her drink coffee. I don't care what she does.. She can do no wrong in my eyes.

Woman is quick to revere genius, but in her secret soul she seldom loves it.

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.

I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.

I would love to play 'Funny Girl' or 'Evita,' but I idolize the women who have played those parts. I don't know if there needs to be another version of those shows.

[Brad Furman] is incredibly collaborative, man. He's so respectful of talent, he has so much admiration for talent. He nurtures you, he lets you give input. Of course we'll debate if we disagree, that's just a healthy atmosphere to air your differences.