Pastoral Resources

I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience seeing itself in you.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Let the path be open to talent.

Our team has a lot of talent. I hope that soon we will break out with four or five goals and avoid overtime.

It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary.

Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.

Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does.

Dali is like a man who hesitates between talent and genius, or, as one might once have said, between vice and virtue.

I feel like directing is an innate talent.

If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also.

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.

I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.

I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent.