“Ten years ago I thought that talent equals accomplishment. You're allowed to accomplish something because you're talented, I thought. In fact, however, accomplishment equals a roll of the dice.”
Sondra Locke

“- Tommy Wiseau: Los Angeles, everybody want to be star. All the pretty boys. They're lining up for the big shot.
- Greg Sestero: Just uh, just have to get lucky, I guess.
- Tommy Wiseau: No. No. It's not luck, Greg. Greg, you have to be the best. You have to be the best you can be. And never give up.”
James Franco - Tommy
Dave Franco - Greg

“I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts.”
Martin Ritt

“What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.”
Sammy Davis Jr.

When I first arrived in Hollywood, I met a studio executive who said, "Loved your work, Joe". When I asked what he had seen me in, he said, "Nothing".
Joseph Fiennes