Talent quotes
209 talent quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Chopper
“Even Beethoven had his critics. See if you can name three of them.”
- From the movie: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
“If you wake up in the morning and you can’t think of anything but singing first, then you’re supposed to be a singer girl.”
- From the movie: American Buffalo
- From the movie: The Talented Mr. Ripley
“- Dickie Greenleaf: Everybody should have one talent, what's yours?
- Tom Ripley: Forging signatures, telling lies... impersonating practically anybody.
- Dickie Greenleaf: That's three, nobody should have more than one talent.” - From the movie: Superman Returns
“- Kitty Kowalski: Your friends give me the creeps.
- Lex Luthor: Prison is a creepy place, Kitty, and one needs to make creepy friends in order to survive. On the inside, even my talents were worth less than a carton of cigarettes and a sharp piece of metal in your pocket.” - From the movie: D.O.A.
“- Hal Petersham: You had it... You had it... and you pissed it away... goddamit Dex... you had a talent... you had a talent that other people...
- Dexter Cornell: ... kill for?
- Hal Petersham: Yeah that's right kill for... isn't that what it's all about? Publish or perish?” - From the movie: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- From the movie: Unbreakable
- From the movie: Beaches
- From the movie: Prime Gig
- From the movie: Fame
“Some performers can make love to the camera. I mean, Garbo did. Monroe did.”
- From the movie: Chicago
“- Roxie Hart: You see, ever since I can remember, I've wanted to be on the stage.
- Velma Kelly: Oh yeah? What's your talent; washing and drying?” - From the movie: The Brothers
“They say talent skips a generation.”
- From the movie: Anything Else
“There is truly a paucity of veridical talent in the world.”
- From the movie: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
“I am not now, nor have I ever been a Las Vegas showgirl. I am a headliner.”
- From the TV Series: Allo 'Allo!
“- Capt. Hans Geering: Rene, your wife has many talents.
- Col. Von Strohm: Singing isn't one of them.” “The circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.”
- From the movie: Dancing Lady
“- Steve: So, you took Warner, eh?
- Patch Gallagher: Yeah, I know she's not so hot, but with all the real talent going Hollywood, you've got to make the best of what you can get.” - From the movie: Trainspotting
“- Sick Boy: At one time, you've got it, and then you lose it, and it's gone forever. All walks of life: George Best, for example. Had it, lost it. Or David Bowie, or Lou Reed...
- Renton: Some of his solo stuff's not bad.
- Sick Boy: No, it's not bad, but it's not great either. And in your heart you kind of know that although it sounds all right...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Chariots of Fire
“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.”
- From the movie: Beaches
“Personally, I think walking on your hands is kinda creepy.”
- From the movie: My Brilliant Career
- From the movie: Ed Wood
- Bela Lugosi: How dare that asshole bring up Karloff? You think it takes talent to play Frankenstein? It's all makeup and grunting!
- Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Bela, I agree with you 100%. Now, "Dracula", that's a role that requires talent.
- Bela Lugosi: Of course. Dracula requires presence. It's all in the eyes, and the voice, and the hands... - From the movie: The Son of Kong
“- Carl Denham: Hey, she's got something there.
- Englehorn: It certainly isn't a voice!”
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