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"I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have."
Jacqueline Bisset
"I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have."
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"If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world."
Richard Donner
"If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world."
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"The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there."
Charlie Hunnam
"The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there."
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"There are guys in the game only because of steroids. They couldn't make it with their natural talent, so they had to enhance themselves. It sucks."
David Wells
"There are guys in the game only because of steroids. They couldn't make it with their natural talent, so they had to enhance themselves. It sucks."
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"I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent."
Sam Waterston
"I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent."
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"There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure."
Alfred Adler
"There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure."
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"A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent."
Logan P. Smith
"A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent."
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"Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had to make herself look really bad to prove that she had amazing talent."
Kevyn Aucoin
"Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had to make herself look really bad to prove that she had amazing talent."
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"I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts."
Peabo Bryson
"I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts."
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"Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre."
Brenda Blethyn
"Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in theatre."
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"You look like a talent scout for a cemetery."
Henny Youngman
"You look like a talent scout for a cemetery."
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"There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen."
Bryan White
"There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen."
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"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation."
Konstantin Stanislavisky
"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation."
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"The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder."
Frederick William Faber
"The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder."
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"In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork."
Wilson Mizner
"In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork."
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"It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived."
Freddie Mercury
"It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived."
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"One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance."
John Barrow
"One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance."
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"Assuming that his talent can survive the increasing strain, there is one scarcely avoidable danger that lies ahead of the pupil on his road to mastery."
Eugen Herrigel
"Assuming that his talent can survive the increasing strain, there is one scarcely avoidable danger that lies ahead of the pupil on his road to mastery."
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"I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing."
Mike Watt
"I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing."
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"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius."
Henri Frederic Amiel
"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius."
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"I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin."
Bess Truman
"I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin."
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"I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent."
Imogen Cunningham
"I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent."
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"An artist should remain true. Otherwise his talent, like his stomach, grows fat and stuffy."
Norman Reilly Raine
"An artist should remain true. Otherwise his talent, like his stomach, grows fat and stuffy."
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"There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent."
J. B. Priestley
"There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent."
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"I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it."
Victor Garber
"I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it."
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"What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose."
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
"What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose."
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"The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best."
Jessica Savitch
"The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best."
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"If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen."
John McEnroe
"If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen."
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"I've never taken vocal lessons. My early trumpet training and a fortunate talent for singing has always been enough for me. In the case of rock singing, I've always felt it was better to remain a bit untrained to maintain your individuality."
Ronnie James Dio
"I've never taken vocal lessons. My early trumpet training and a fortunate talent for singing has always been enough for me. In the case of rock singing, I've always felt it was better to remain a bit untrained to maintain your individuality."
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"Hopefully, I have a certain amount of what you call musical talent."
Leo Ornstein
"Hopefully, I have a certain amount of what you call musical talent."
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"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."
Diane Kruger
"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."
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"I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything."
Brian Eno
"I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything."
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"The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis."
Franklin P. Jones
"The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis."
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"Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through."
Sam Mendes
"Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through."
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"Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun."
Mary Pierce
"Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun."
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"There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been some small initiatives around the country that have been noteworthy."
John W. Thompson
"There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been some small initiatives around the country that have been noteworthy."
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"My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage."
Peter Paul Rubens
"My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage."
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"Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously."
Jacques Lacan
"Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously."
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"Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent."
Antoine Rivarol
"Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent."
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"I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing."
Cyril Cusack
"I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing."
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"I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts."
Martin Ritt
"I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts."
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"It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it."
Roger Miller
"It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it."
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"The talent is in the choices."
Robert De Niro
"The talent is in the choices."
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"It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere."
Gwen Stefani
"It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere."
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"In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward."
Charles Babbage
"In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward."
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"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel."
Mary Kay Ash
"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel."
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"I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian."
Victoria Jackson
"I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian."
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"Talent is being able to please people."
Marty Robbins
"Talent is being able to please people."
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"Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether."
Greil Marcus
"Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether."
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"Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families."
George Henry Lewes
"Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families."
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