"Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility."

Talent, Accident, Responsibility

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"Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility."

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"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Talent, Development, Environment, Gift

"All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House."

Sammy Davis, Jr., American Entertainer

Talent, Sammy Davis, Jr.

"Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best."

Carla Bley, American Musician

Talent, Composers, Living, Writing

"An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself."

Irwin Shaw, American Novelist

Talent, Ability, Punishment, World

"You're a Genius all the time."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

Talent, Genius, Inspirational, Motivational

"I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way."

Alan Hovhaness, American Composer

Talent, Living, Teachers

"I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin."

Bess Truman, American First Lady

Talent, Opportunity, Action, Prejudice

"He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better."

Jack Nicklaus, American Athlete

Talent, Dedication

"There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure."

Alfred Adler, Austrian Psychologist

Talent, Pressure

"Theatre is about people, not buildings. Incalculable damage has been done to the expert talent a company needs - from wardrobe to lighting technicians."

Edward Hall, English Lawyer

Talent, People, Company, Needs

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"I think worrying things are going on in England - a real apathy."

Apathy

"All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening."

Accuracy

"I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting."

Being

"It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising."

Future

"I don't think it's right that everybody knows everything about me."

Right

"Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made."

Film

"Each character I play has different dimensions. I'm not interested in words that pull them together."

Character

"Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play."

People

"What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves."

God

"There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do."

Voice