I have always been able to write on the spot. It is a talent that I guess comes naturally.
The idea that talent is directly proportional to your trophy cabinet is one I oppose.
It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
Luck is a component that a lot of people in the arts sometimes fail to recognise: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.
Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.
Pride is a very dangerous disease that can turn your talent, asset, and achievements into a handicap.
Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.
You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.
I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.
Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?
The important thing about outsourcing or global sourcing is that it becomes a very powerful tool to leverage talent, improve productivity and reduce work cycles.
To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.
It was a pleasure to work with Destiny's Child in the beginning of their career. Working in the studio with Beyonce was a lot of fun. She's an extremely hard worker, perfectionist, and a talented writer.
There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.
I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.
But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals.
I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together.
My theory is this: Women falter when they're called on to be highly self-conscious about their talents. Not when they're called on to enact them.
Hope is a beautiful lie and it requires talent to create it for others.
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
Talent consists not in inventing shapes but in causing those that were invisible to emerge.
