“Say not thou lackest talent. What talent had any of the greatest, but passionate faith in the efficacy of work?”

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”

“If a man does not work passionately - even furiously - at being the best in the world at what he does, he fails his talent, his destiny, and his God.”

“I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.”

“All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.”

“Any talented decadent can make unreality believable. To make reality convincing is another matter, a matter for only the greatest masters.”

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”

“Artistic talent is far more common than the talent toartistic talent. Any parent with a hard hand can crush it, but to nurture it is much more difficult.”

“The talent works, the genius creates.”

“One has no talent. I have no talent. It's just a question of working, of being willing to put in the time.”