Talent Evaluation Quotes

I don't think one film is enough to showcase your talent or to show your abilities as an actor.

What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When I'm writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer.

At the end of the day, Coach Belichick does a great job of bringing in people he knows that will fit well.

You can't judge a fighter by their worst performance.

People have become less discriminating listeners, which is tragic, really. There's a lot of emperor's new clothes out there, whether they're female or male solo acts. That bothers me. It's hard to break through, and it's like climbing Mount Everest if you actually do.

I'm not talented enough to drop everything and become somebody different.

If I'm not good at acting, I'm not good at anything else.

I had wanted to be an actress when I was little, but I wasn't very good at it, so I tried a lot of different things.

I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.

If performance management were a movie, it will become less 'Gladiator' and more 'Moneyball.'

In a weird way, I never wanted - I don't consider myself a very good writer. I consider myself okay; I don't consider myself great. There's Woody Allen and Aaron Sorkin. There's Quentin Tarantino. I'm not ever gonna be on that level. But I do consider myself a good filmmaker.

I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor.

You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special.

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working. While the other guy's making love, I mean, I'm making love, too. But I'm working really hard at it.

Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with.

The fact that I could sing in a way that might not be right for RADA but is right for me was a brand-new concept.

I've got mixed feelings about poetry cause done well poetry is fantastic. But not many people are capable of doing it well. I think you should have some kind of license to perform poetry. A poetic license perhaps.

There is no formula to making it to the NFL other than good fortune and and playing well in college.

I didn't audition or anything like that. But I went into John Loganhis office... It was his screening room in his office, actually, and I sat and schmoozed with him for about two minutes, which I think is standard, and, y'know, we got on fine.

I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting.

You're always going to have to prove yourself, because acting is such a capricious game.

A personnel guy always wants to get his pick right. We live that every year. We want to make sure the pick is right.

Most actors on most days don't think they're worthy.

If you're very talented and keep winning, you'll do just fine. It may take a while. But the talent is hard to identify and talent is hard to tell from luck. There's an awful lot of luck in this business. Past performance is not helpful in judging future performance.

I think it's pretty unique to see a coach adjust to the talent he has and maximize the abilities of players he has and help them keep growing.