But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.
I want to be able to sing well, but I have the worst voice in the world.
Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person in the arts with lots of brains and drive but little taste or talent.
Among artists without talent Marxism will always be popular, since it enables them to blame society for the fact that nobody wants to hear what they have to say.
I've worked with some actors who can't act.
I'm not a great actor - let's face it. I don't have a great deal of scope. There are certain things I can do, but when I'm bad, I stink. There's something about my shaggy dog eyes that makes people think I'm good. I'm not all that good.
Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.
The director is the most overrated artist in the world. He is the only artist who, with no talent whatsoever, can be a success for 50 years without his lack of talent ever being discovered.
It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.
