I'm tired of demographic appeal being more important than talent. I want to fight against that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
What I have a problem with is money and name at the expense of talent and culture.
Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.
Talent is very dangerous. It alienates people.
The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.
There are lots of jobs in search of talent. And there's lots of talent in search of meaningful work.
If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt.
If you have the talent, you should have the opportunity.
Talent is a gift that can be given, and it can be taken away. We have to appreciate that.
Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.