“Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent.”
“The use of talent is far more important than the possession of talent.”
“A truly great artist has many talents.”
“because talent alone doesn't make an artist”
“But an artist, he realized. Or rather so-called artist. Bohemian. That's closer to it. The artistic life without the talent.”
“...and as far as talent is concerned, there will be such an excess that our artists will become their own audiences, and audiences made up of ordinary people will no longer exist.”