“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
“Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen, a man who should never have attempted it has written a work that has a considerable power.” MenShouldHas BeensDoneInterestingWrittenSubjectsTalentExampleAcceptedChosenSpiteSetupsGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has accepted as current coin quick wit, appreciative tact, and a talent for talking.” CountryGivenTalkingTalentCurrentsAcceptedWitCoinsEtiquetteApplauseAppreciativeTactDeferenceQuick Wit Author:M. E. W. Sherwood
“It cannot remain unmentioned that so many poorly equipped boys, and boys who have no talent at all for music, have been accepted into the school to date that the quality of music has necessarily declined and deteriorated. And those who do bring a few precepts with them when they come to school are not ready to be used immediately.” Has BeensSchoolUsedQualityBoysTalentReadyAcceptedNot Ready Author:Johann Sebastian Bach
“In people's minds, I'm a comic, so it took a lot of time before I was recognized as a director. I had to be patient until the public accepted me. As a result, my early films didn't get a lot of attention. As a serious film actor, things didn't take off, either. Only my comic talents were recognized.” PeopleMindFilmActorsResultsAttentionTalentSeriousDirectorsPatientAcceptedComicBe PatientFilm Actors Author:Takeshi Kitano
“I do hope having done what I did, and America having accepted me the way they did, opens the door for more global talent, which should have representation in global entertainment.” DoneTalentAcceptedRepresentation Author:Priyanka Chopra