“I'm a firm believer in working hard. Talent only gets you so far.”
— Paul Walker
From various interviews throughout his career. Walker repeated this sentiment often, emphasizing work ethic over natural gifts.
Before Fast and Furious, I spent years in roles nobody remembers. 'Tammy and the T-Rex.' 'She's All That.' A decade as the good-looking guy in the background. In 1998, after another forgettable film, I sat in my car on a parking lot in Burbank asking myself if this was it. I could have quit. I had a marine biology degree. Could have worked on boats. Instead I stayed. Not because I was talented. Because I refused to stop. Whatever wall you face, work is the only way through. Keep going.