Talent Recognition Quotes

I think the world is run by 'C' students.

What motivates me is true talent, it's golden when talent acknowledge talent.

I’d like you to know that almost all of the directors I have met over the years have been decent, likable and intelligent. Nevertheless, many of these good souls are people whom I would never have chosen to handle money or business matters. It simply was not their game. They, in turn, would never have asked me for help in removing a tooth, decorating their home or improving their golf swing. … We are all duds at one thing or another. For most of us, the list is long. The important point to recognize is that if you are Bobby Fischer, you must play only chess for money.

I think what we've tried to preach to our players is we're going to let the best players play.

It's a long road of paying your dues. Each and every person that's in this business has to go down that road. Some people may not have to. Some people may be given that road instantly because of who they are.

Most people don't find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don't even know they have great talent.

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

If somebody comes up and they're African American as Mike is, and they're extremely talented as Mike is, they say, "Oh, yeah, he's the next ..." I think that it points to disparity.

I like Christian Bale. I've heard he's a big fan of mine, but I certainly reciprocate. I think he's really very good.

Experience tells us that whereas that degree of recognition can happen for one or two actors, for the vast majority it doesn't, so what matters is to try and be a better actor.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered--either by themselves or by others.

You know I'm an actress, not just a funny lady.

My fans will tell you all day that I can rap. That's all I need.

The way I make music, I know what I'm doing, because I been doing this for so long. This is the only thing I'm good at.

I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.

Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible.

There are dozens of ways of failing to make money. It is one thing to fail to make money because your single talent happens to be a flair amounting to genius for translating the plays of Aristophanes. It is quite another thing to fail to make money because you are black, or a child, or a woman.

It's no good being the best actor in the world if nobody sees you because you didn't happen to be there at the right day when a part was being cast.

I call Sally Field 'America's Mother!' She is incredible to watch.

When I started in movies, they said I'd be this big star, but I was only a moderate one. Not enough good pictures. It's important to be in a good piece of work no matter the size of one's own part.

Spotting talent is one of the essential elements of great leadership.

As a woman, it's nice to hear people at the stage door say, 'I didn't even know! She's a woman, and that's the most amazing thing'.

I respect his talents, even as he does mine.

It's about the music, not the color of the person playing the music.