I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
I am a self-taught water skier and wind surfer.
My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it.
I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.
Many people who excel are self-taught.
I'm self-taught and emailed photographers I knew if I had questions I couldn't figure out from the manual or online.
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 personalities and individual energies.
I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players.
I actually went to film school, but I didn't like it. I'm basically self-taught.
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 I didn't think to or maybe it seemed harder than it really is.'