#talent

Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents. ↗

— Edward Hoagland

#force #kick #like #talents #wakes

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

#concert #concert pianist #did #earn #fairly

The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there. ↗

— Charlie Hunnam

#industry #la #matter #real #talent

I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#film #i #i can #i think #just

Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#talent #inspirational

Genius is the talent for seeing things straight. ↗

— Maude Adams

#seeing #straight #talent #things

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. ↗

— Robert Benchley

#discover #famous #fifteen #give #had

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected. ↗

— Dirk Benedict

#different #i #more #part #played

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction. ↗

— Andre Braugher

#beautiful #believe #directing #direction #i

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#purpose #talent #wants