Skill Evaluation Quotes

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.

I've never really considered myself a musician.

I wouldn't be able to act like Al Pacino or play the piano like Dr. John, But I could probably act better than Dr. John and play the piano better than Al Pacino.

The hardest thing that I'll ever do, is ballet. Because you are either good or bad.

I've always felt that, when I looked at my tombstone, it shouldn't say, 'Mehmet Oz banged out 10,000 open-heart operations.' I've probably done 5,000. Am I any better at it than 10,000? He shook his head. It's just a different number on the tombstone.

Landing a role now is not based on my looks - more on my acting ability.

I think I chose wisely. When it came down to it, I knew I was a better goalkeeper than I was a bowler.

I don't think many actors are that good, to be honest. I certainly don't think I am.

I am better at politics than I am at anything else.

When I started coaching, I wanted to find out quickly if I could do it.

What we need is to understand that women won't often apply for a job until they're almost 95% qualified. So they tick the box and say, 'If I can't do it all, I can't be qualified.' Men look at the same job, and as long as they get to about 60%, they'll apply.

I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.

I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete.

You know, when you're trying to get better at golf, you're always measuring your game up against other people to see what you've got to do to get better and to see if you can compete with them.

I've worked with some actors who can't act.

Neither my MFA from Yale School of Drama nor my BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University make me any different from other actors in film, television, or theatre.

Most people are good at a handful of things and utterly miserable at most.

The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.

I have been a photographer all my life....and have made photographs of many things and for many reasons. But one thing that becomes more and more apparent is that I am simply only as good as my next photograph. That's the one that counts the most....For this reason I find it a delight to face a new day, and to develop that new roll of film. It's a great way to live.

When I'm hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.

I've played a lot of basketball during my life - and it's not always been good.

I'll know that when I play a good game, a decent game, and I know when I can play a lot better and aggressive, when I can take over a game myself.

I think I'm the greatest multitasker.