“You're smart, talented and you know a few things, but talent means nothing in this game if you don't make the right choices.”

Robert De Niro - Nick Wells

“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.”
Sophia Loren

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

“It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do.”
John Amos

“You don't become a rock star for no reason.”
Kim Kardashian