True talent is often unaware of its own brilliance. It must be cherished and protected. Whereas hacks, they run around, shouting their delicious ideas, begging to be recognized. Blind to their own mediocrity.[to Paolo]
The way you sing and move, it’s God-given. So there can’t be nothing wrong with it.[to Elvis]
We’d be fools not to think that luck plays a part as well as talent and determination.[to Leonard]
But is there a line? You know, maybe you go too far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker.[Andrew Nieman]No, man, no. Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged.[Terence Fletcher]
