Unseen Talent Quotes

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

Some superior minds are unrecognized because there is no standard by which to weigh them.

There's definitely a lot of undiscovered talent in Africa. If I'm one of them and there's a few other guys in the league, that means that there must be some that are hidden.

When people are overlooking somebody like Phil Davis, it's a dangerous thing.

It's the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen.

Talent is everywhere. Not all talent has access.

Clearly no one knows what leadership has gone undiscovered in women of all races, and in black and other minority men.

I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.

I write the story that nobody reads. Someday, I'm going to write it in German to see if anyone notices.

The denial of contemporary genius is the rule rather than the exception. No one counts the eagles in the nest, till there is a rush of wings; and lo! they are flown.

You can be moved by a performance on set, but when you see it on screen, it does nothing. Yet there will be someone you simply didn't notice on set that on screen: bam!

Most people know my music but will never read my books.

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my favorite way to do anything.

One is always enthralled, I think, when a young writer you're just beginning to read and comprehend dies.

You see people - maybe in a frustrating fashion - that don't get embraced, when they should. You get some people who get embraced too early, and they tend to flame out, but it's really rare that someone gets lucky. It's usually a combination of a lot of talent and a lot of hard work.

I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.

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.