My anatomy was self-taught. I feel everybody has that ability. I drew instinctively. Mine was an instinctive style. — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
“I am a self-taught entrepreneur. That’s the best kind there is, trust me.” — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
Almost everything I've been paid to do was something that was largely self-taught. — John Knoll Copy Share Image
My mother is an escaped farm girl from North Dakota and a self-taught artist and painter. — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow. — Toru Takemitsu Copy Share Image
I'm all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school. — Karl Lagerfeld Copy Share Image
I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
I'm self-taught and emailed photographers I knew if I had questions I couldn't figure out from the manual or online. — Hanneli Mustaparta Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in plants because I'm a gardener, so I have a basic understanding of botany and things like that,… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I was in a band in high school and college and I always had a love for music, but I didn't go… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
In my own professional work I have touched on a variety of different fields. I've done work in mathematical linguistics, for example,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'm not a trained chef. I'm a self-taught cook, and I want people to be like, 'Yo, I could do that! Maybe… — Haylie Duff Copy Share Image
Don't clock anybody, let them all clock you, Don't be down with anybody, let them all be down with you. Stay self-managed,… — Heavy D Copy Share Image
I had no special training at all; I am completely self-taught. I don’t fit the mold of a visual arts designer or… — Toru Iwatani Copy Share Image
I've gone through a whole series of careers where something started as a hobby of some kind. Almost everything I've been paid… — John Knoll Copy Share Image
I come from a culture that was isolated for a long time - I have my own story to tell, in my… — Luljeta Lleshanaku Copy Share Image
I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed.… — Fred L. Turner Copy Share Image
PhD, MFA, self-taught—the only things you must have to become a writer are the stamina to continue and a wily, cagey heart… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I'm a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument. I would always just sort of pick… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
Some of our best writers are self taught. Screenwriting is a combo of craft and art. The craft part can be taught,… — Sriram Raghavan Copy Share Image
When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I grew up as a reader as well as a movie-lover, so many of the novelists I admired - and so many… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I started off with violin, then I started learning guitar, then I went to piano. But I self-taught piano just because I… — Jesse Spencer Copy Share Image
The brainy class is made up of individuals who think for themselves and beyond formal education are continuous learners who tend to… — Maximillian Degenerez Copy Share Image
Let us not forget that group of self-taught, outsider artists who never stepped foot in any classroom and cared less about even… — Scott Kahn Copy Share Image
My dad was a self-taught stride piano player. The myth is - I don't whether it's true or not - that he… — Mose Allison Copy Share Image
Most of my favourite guitarists are self-taught, because in a way there's less of a reverence for the instrument itself, so you… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
