“Thrasyllus the Cynic begged a drachm of Antigonus. "That," said he, "is too little for a king to give." "Why, then," said the other, "give me a talent." "And that," said he, "is too much for a Cynic (or, for a dog) to receive."” GivingLittlesSaidToo MuchTalentDogKingsGive MeCynic Author:Plutarch
“I dislike The Exorcist, and I found it a warning sign of the dangers in a furious cinematic talent putting the audience through it (a Hitchcock phrase) without purpose, or without the nagging moral anxiety that activated Hitch. You see, I don't think William Friedkin believes in the Devil, or cares about him. I think he found exorcism a pretext for a gross-out and he calculated there was an audience for it, or a crowd ready to be challenged. Maybe I'm too much of an atheist to stand religion being so thrashed.” ThinkingBelieveCareFilmPurposeFoundMoralAudienceToo MuchTalentDangerReadyAnxietyDevilHollywoodAtheistCrowdsPhrasesWarningDislikeGrossFuriousPretextCinematicHitchcockNaggingExorcismExorcistWarning Signs Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“He [Bernardo Bertolucci] has the kind of talent that breaks one's heart: where can it go, what will happen to it? In this country we encourage 'creativity' among the mediocre, but real bursting creativity appalls us. We put it down as undisciplined, as somehow 'too much.' Well, Before the Revolution is too much and that is what is great about it. Art doesn't come in measured quantities: it's got to be too much or it's not enough.” WellsHeartKindArtRealCountryEnoughHappensBreakCreativityToo MuchTalentRevolutionQuantityMediocreBurstingUndisciplined Author:Pauline Kael
“So much talent comes from the base of poverty and those in the margins. You limit the base, you miss too much talent.” PovertyToo MuchTalentMissingLimitsMargins Author:Jesse Jackson
“Talent is important, and some background as well. This really is not beginner's school. I want to work with people that have achieved a certain level and with whom i can easily communicate, which means you don't have to do too much explaining so you won't waste precious time. I don't do much explaining during rehersals and we are just adjusting minor details. Simply, there is no space nor time for one to learn and each of them has to do their homework on time. That means practising, transitioning from a level to level.” PeopleWantWellsMeanI CanImportantSchoolCertainSpaceLevelsToo MuchTalentWasteDetailsCommunicateBackgroundsMinorsExplainingHomeworkBeginnersAdjustingPrecious Time Author:Vlatko Stefanovski
“Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.” NeedsGivingNaturalAbilityStudyToo MuchTalentGeniusPlantNatural AbilityPruningGreen Plants Book:The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes Source: The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes
“I have a fear right now that what I call the advertising-narcissism complex is sucking up way too much top talent.” WayToo MuchTalentRight NowComplexesAdvertisingNarcissism Author:Scott D. Anthony