“I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition.”
— Ryan Reynolds
Reynolds in a 2016 interview with GQ, discussing how he built his career despite not being a trained actor or considered naturally gifted.
I'm not the most talented guy in any room. Never was. I got rejected from every film school. Green Lantern nearly ended my career. But I kept showing up with the Deadpool script under my arm for 11 years until someone said yes. The difference between me and the guys who quit isn't talent. It's that I was still there when the door finally opened. If you're not the most gifted person in the room, good. Be the most stubborn.