Talent Over Looks Quotes

The quote-unquote 'description' of a leading man was once your tall, handsome man with the build of whatever, almost a trophy to some degree. I think now it's about making a leading man what you want a leading man to be. In this day, you can't deny talent. You look at Jonah Hill, you look at Zach Galifianakis, you look at myself.

I am looking for strong characters rather than being just a pretty girl. Actresses can do so much more than looking good.

Given the choice between someone saying I was handsome in a role or ugly but good, I know which I'd choose.

I'd rather be called a good actor than be labelled a good-looking guy. I have been working towards it all along, and I hope to be able to go far ahead, because that's my foremost goal.

I'm planning to have a career based on my acting skills rather than the size of my chest.

All over the world, actors and actresses are chosen for their performing skills. Not how they look or what they wear. It is all about how they act, how they emote.

Iniesta doesn't dye his hair, he doesn't wear earrings and he hasn't got any tattoos. Maybe that makes him unattractive to the media but he is the best.

Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor.

I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks.

My focus has always been on talent over looks. This theme of people putting an emphasis on looks first has been a constant reminder throughout my life that most people don’t see things in the same way that I do.

My ability to bring different characters to life is what has helped me advance in my career, and I would say as far as looks are concerned, well, I suppose that would be the icing on the cake, but acting comes first and foremost.

I love the fact that no one's ever bought my record because they were enamoured of the way I look. Maybe one person. There must be someone out there with compromised taste.

I do have certain people whom I want to work with. The kind of people I want to work with won't cast me on the basis of my hotness in the songs.

I wanted to be a serious actress rather than a pretty face.

Frank Sinatra's never been handsome, but he's one of my favorite singers. Who needs looks when you have a voice and power?