Unrecognized Skill Quotes

When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People used to say, 'That's just that ole blues singer.'

Every performer has a little gem, a little pearl they have done that nobody pays much attention to. And then one day, somebody does recognize it, which is so gratifying.

I forget that I can play guitar and that I can perform very well. It's like having an alternative life.

Unfortunately, in our country, crying is mistaken for good acting.

Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius.

I probably have genius. But no talent.

No player at the beginning of his career knows how good he can be.

I have thought about the next steps, and you know, they still don't know that I can dance. They don't know it, and it's frustrating me because I feel that it's an edge that I have, and I'm not talking about I took this hip hop class, I'm talking about this is how people actually know me.

I'm sure there are talented Arab fighters out there waiting to be discovered.

No one knows this, but my dad can sing his face off.

It's frustrating in the sense that I still think I could be competing at some sport at a fairly high level, which nobody cares about. Nobody wants to hear me say that.

I've been so good in so many movies that nobody saw.

You haven't been on tape, nobody sees what you can do, nobody sees how you play, so they don't have anything to watch.

I've always been an underrated passer.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

I guess I was phenomenally lucky that I was introduced to dancing because I'm suited to it. It would be very weird if you had this natural ability for something and you never discovered it. It must happen all the time.