“I like people with big talents and small neuroses - not always an easy combination to find. I've discovered that if the neurosis is too big, it diminishes the talent and you wind up working too hard for what you get.” PeopleIfsHardBigsEasyTalentWindCombinationDiminishNeurosisWorking Too Hard Author:Mel Brooks
“I used to have to downplay my sexuality because I wanted to be taken so seriously as a thespian and as an artist and as an actor, so I'd play crack heads and down trotting women and disguise myself, and I think as I've gotten older, I become more comfortable with who I really am and all parts of me knowing that my physical self doesn't diminish me in any way or my talent.” ThinkingWaySelfPlayWantedUsedArtistActorsKnowingTakenTalentComfortableSexualityCracksDisguiseDiminishThespiansTrotting Author:Halle Berry
“Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard work of the people within that pool, but it does narrow the field of stories that have been told, and of the creative ideas and perspectives out there.” PeopleDoeHas BeensIdeasHardStoriesOpportunityCreativeTalentFieldsColorHard WorkPerspectivePoolDiminishCreative Ideas Author:Joe Robert Cole