“Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me. I never grew up wanting to be an actor. I wanted to play football. In about 9th grade an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school so I did on a whim. I got accepted.” PeopleShouldArtSaidPlayWantedSchoolDesireActorsActingTeacherTalentFootballGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolAcceptedHonestlyPerformingGradesAuditionsWhimPerforming ArtsEnglish Teacher Author:Ving Rhames
“I loved to write; in my late teens I had a 'zine. But it wasn't until I went back to school, later on in my 20s, that I actually saw that I had writing talent.” WritingSchoolSawsTalentLateTeensZines Author:Sonja Sohn
“I'm not even sure I like surgery, but I like what it does, I like the effects. I like to be able to give people longevity and quality of life, and I also think it's good for people to use the special gifts and talents that they have. And when I was in medical school, when I began to analyze the gifts and talents that I had, I realized that surgery would probably be a very good fit for me.” PeopleThinkingGivingDoeUseAbleSchoolQualitySpecialEffectsTalentFitVery GoodMedicalI RealizedLongevitySurgeryQuality Of LifeMedical SchoolGifts And TalentsSpecial Gifts Author:Benjamin Carson
“Back in the days when I was growing up, the SWAC had as good of talent as any schools in the state.” StatesSchoolGrowing UpGrowingTalent Author:James Green
“I wish they would teach it in schools: Give people the belief that they are going to do well. A lot of people are really talented and scared to follow their talent because you don't know where it's going.” PeopleKnowsGivingWellsSchoolBeliefWishTeachTalentScared Author:Bill Burr
“It's useful to know how much society's holding you back. My mother would talk about how she was told by the head of her art school that she was the best painter, but that she wouldn't get the biggest prize because she would waste her talent by having children. I think we have to get honest with girls about how they can expect the world to block them, and we have to prepare girls, and ourselves, to break through those blocks.” ThinkingKnowsWorldChildrenArtSchoolMotherGirlBreakKnow HowHonestTalentWasteBlockPainterPrizeBreak ThroughArt SchoolHaving Children Author:Erica Jong
“There are different types of talents and intelligences, and traditional schools sometimes ignore the creative ones. It is important for us to give kids every platform for them to find what they are good at and what they love. The arts also provide a space for newfound creativity.” GivingArtImportantDifferentSometimesKidsSchoolSpaceCreativityCreativeTalentTypeTraditionalPlatforms Author:Caity Lotz
“I hate, loathe and despise schools.School is bad for you if you have any talent. You should be cultivating that talent in your own particular way.” IfsWayShouldSchoolHateTalentParticularI HateDespiseLoatheCultivating Author:Maurice Sendak
“In high school, my desire for friendship far outweighed my talent for it.” SchoolDesireTalentHigh School Author:Beth Kephart