Skill Quotes

Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story.

Gayle Forman

StoryLongPageSkillKnowMess

Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.

Martina McBride

LifeThinkCowSkillKnowMilk

Writing is really hard, and it's really a skill.

Caroline Leavitt

WritingSkillHardReally

I am a very technical guy. I'm proud of my technique, my fluidity, and my skill; that's what I work on every day. I try to out-technique guys.

Luke Rockhold

WorkDayI AmProudEvery DaySkill

The skill of a good creative leader is being comfortable with blowing up an idea and knowing it will get better.

Edwin Catmull

GoodLeaderCreativeBetterSkill

Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.

Jason Statham

GoodWritingActionYouSkillWant

Everyone brings their own particular skill set to the job, and acting training can work for a lot of actors, and it can't. I've seen a lot of really good actors go into acting schools and then come out a little bit corrupted.

Xavier Samuel

WorkGoodJobTrainingActingSkill

At certain points, I was afraid there was something - a missing chink of skill - that was going to prevent me from having a movie that was financially successful. That frightened me.

Jonathan Demme

MeSkillAfraidMissingSuccessful

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.

Sam Mendes

TalentPeopleSkillWillMoreUsed

I know why the UFC runs the business the way they do. I know why Conor McGregor makes a base pay of $3 million. But I think I justify my pay with my skill set, and I've always been willing to promote my brand.

Demetrious Johnson

BusinessThinkBrandSkillKnowWhy

Recognising that the future growth of India will depend on greater skill development, the National Policy for Skill Development aims to create a skilled workforce of 500 million by 2022.

Pallam Raju

GrowthFutureIndiaCreateSkill

I meditate daily, and I think it's sort of a life skill.

Christen Press

LifeDailyThinkSkillI ThinkSort

A country without engineering skill and knowledge will never become a developed country.

Mahathir Mohamad

KnowledgeEngineeringCountrySkill

If you've spent a long time developing a skill and techniques, and now some 14 year-old upstart can get exactly the same result, you might feel a bit miffed I suppose, but that has happened forever.

Brian Eno

TimeFeelLongResultYouSkill

I'm not very articulate. I don't have that skill.

Jack Thorne

SkillVeryArticulate

You've got to use the skill set God has given you, and I have the ability to connect with people.

Anthony Scaramucci

GodPeopleYouSkillAbilityGot

I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that. As my skill and knowledge of the instrument grew, I found lead started to come naturally. Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer. Ha ha!

Hal Sparks

KnowledgeFocusGuitarPlaySkill

Eggs are one of my all-time favorite foods, and making the over-easy egg is a test of skill.

Wylie Dufresne

EggSkillTestEggsFavoriteMaking

My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.

Florence Welch

StyleEnthusiasmSkillMorePlaying

Poesy must not be drawn by the ears: it must be gently led, or rather, it must lead, which was partly the cause that made the ancient learned affirm it was a divine, and no human skill, since all other knowledges lie ready for any that have strength of wit; a poet no industry can make, if his own genius be not carried into it.

Philip Sidney

StrengthLieGeniusReadySkillWit

Job-interviewing is just a skill. Like any skill, some people have more of a predisposition for it than others.

Dale Dauten

PeopleSkillOthersMoreSome People

Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor.

Shia LaBeouf

PerceptionSkillImportantSometimes

The most important skill you need is the ability to learn how to change and grow.

Scott Cook

ChangeGrowLearnYouSkillNeed

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

Thomas Fuller

StrengthShipSkillTisGoverns

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