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Hugh Leonard

"The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent."

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"The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent."

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"We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents."

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"I just rely on natural talent," said Adrian, strolling up to the start of the Dragon's Lair. "When you have such a wealth of it to draw from, the danger comes from having too much."

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"...bow to genius, but to the authority of that genius - not the display of talent..."

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"I was getting an A for work. But not for talent. The story of my life."

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"It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think."

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"Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is."

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"You will only succeed in the field where your gift is."

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"We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time."
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"I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of."
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"I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me."
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"I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished."
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"My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play."
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