Talent longevity Quotes

You know, some actors, all of their potential is in their youth, and when that passes, their qualities of as an actor pass. But he - Alan [Rickman] was the opposite, and their are other actors who are like that, who, really, their potential is in maturity.

If there's no craft there, then once the looks go, there goes your career.

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.

You might not be the greatest rapper or singer, but the businessman always outlasts the talent.

Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time.

It's easy to have talent at 20 but what is difficult is to have talent at 50.

The fact that maybe I had some success playing G'Kar doesn't guarantee me three years later that I can still do it, so I have to keep my senses alive and still be working on it.

The key is you have to keep doing the right thing. Do the right thing and stay around long enough, and you'll keep getting parts. And if you don't, you write your own parts, which I'm lucky to do. It's like anything else: you get hot, you get cold, then you get hot again. You just keep working.