I worked harder at my craft, and it took some time, but here I am today doing what I want to do, which is entertain people.

When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.

It takes a lifetime of devotion to build your craft, your confidence, and the ability to sing and dance and act believably.

I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting.

When water power then steam power were harnessed to spin and weave cloth, a cottage craft turned into an industry overnight.

In 'The Greatest Showman,' I'm back doing VFX myself, allowing me to craft exactly how something looks, one frame at a time.

In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.

A producer is someone who actually calls the shots. An executive producer is just a guy that eats more food at craft service.

I feel bad for young actors who become huge stars too quickly, because you haven't had a chance to practice your craft a lot.

During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world.

I'm a photographer, period. I love photography, the immediacy of it. I like the craft, the idea of saying 'I'm a photographer.'

I'm a self-taught actor, which means that I had to learn everything on my own, as I wanted to know the craft deeper and deeper.

I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft.

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.

You can have someone younger, faster, but if you have got that experience and that ring craft, you can do anything in that ring.

When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

You have to believe in yourself. You have to go out there and love what you are and who you know you are in terms of your craft.

I was really learning my craft as a jazz singer and working with some great players and all, really growing and feeling my wings.

Fame isn't happiness, but success and being respected in your craft is worth fighting for. You've got to work hard to be noticed.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer.

I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can't carry you through.

Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience.

I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.

It doesn't matter to me where am I going. Language is not a barrier for me, I can go anywhere with my craft, so why not Hollywood?

My talent is universal, and acting is a craft that can be used anywhere, unless ethnicity comes into play, and then, looks matter.

Read. Read. Read. Read many genres. Read good writing. Read bad writing and figure out the difference. Learn the craft of writing.

In fact, I'm very grateful that we were given that time to invest in ourselves and our craft before we were exposed to the public.

Technology is rapidly changing our transportation systems, and if we craft smart regulations, these changes can be for the better.

Much historical fiction that centers on real people has always been deficient in information, lacking in craft and empty in affect.

Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else.

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.

I look at making a record and being in a recording studio as more of a craft; You have to be so much more careful and play simpler.

I could take a cemetery and make all the tombstones beer companies. There's a lot of craft beers that came and went. A lot of them.

'Sopranos' was a fascinating moment, just catching our whole culture by surprise, a fun ride to be on while I'm learning the craft.

My first Hindi film as a leading man was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Saaransh,' which immediately established me as someone who knows the craft.

I prefer that we sit down and craft a bill that addresses the many challenges we face, not only domestically, but as a world leader.

I just try to work on my craft. Try to be as complete a player as possible, and I've just been focusing on being a consistent player.

If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music.

Most of my movies are indies. The best scripts I can find are independent films. But I love big-budget movies, I love craft services!

I take my fundamental cue from John Coltrane that says there must be a priority of integrity, honesty, decency, and mastery of craft.

As I progressed in the firm, I learnt the craft, and as I learnt my craft, my partners and the firm threw up different opportunities.

I didn't aspire to be just a celebrity; I aspired to be an actress... I always wanted to be respected as someone who knew their craft.

Craft comes into acting later rather than sooner. I was somebody who had to learn through a process - a natural actor doesn't need to.

For me, learning about cinema and the craft and the art of it, through making films with great people, has been such a cool experience.

My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me.

Singing and composing come naturally to me, but acting does not. I have worked at it and attended several workshops to learn the craft.

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