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- Nov 07, 2020
Talent Quotes
On gifts, hard-won skill, and where talent gets spent.
These quotes treat talent as both a private gift and a public resource, one dancer describing ballet as a sacred calling, another noting how so much top talent flows into finance and law instead of helping marginalized children. See Best quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had to act in a school play when I was about ten years old. I really didn't want to do it. But everyone had to do it so I didn't have a choice. A talent agent came and watched it and later gave me some work. It's funny because I'd always known that I wanted a movie career. I just didn't think that I would be in the movies.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of talent down there in NXT.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Talent is a by-product of education; the quality of a country's human capital depends on it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
It feels overwhelming to be recognised for 'Pink.' Surprisingly, all the frustration, angst of not being recognised for my talent and work all these years has disappeared overnight, and I am left only with gratitude.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
Overseas directors who want to work in Hollywood, the language barrier is not a problem. With the right talent, any director can be successful.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Beowulf is not a superhero. He has a talent, very much like Clint Eastwood in 'Unforgiven.' He's very good at staying calm in the right moment, but he does bad things. It's very much about having talent in a tight spot.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like Canadian movies should be as good or better than the competition because of the talent we have here.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like Canadian movies should be as good or better than the competition because of the talent we have here. Someone like Ryan Gosling shouldn't have to come back here because it's a Canadian movie. He should want to come back because some of the best movies are being made here.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, I didn't work hard because I could rely on my talent. That's not the right way.
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- Nov 07, 2020