Quotes About Versatility

Since the moment I could hold a pencil, I have spent nearly all day every day writing. And there is not an age group that I have not written for. You can read me from birth 'til death.

I can do a lot more by shooting from outside, score inside, penetrate, and make opportunities for others.

You can't train a penguin to act. You kind of have to take what you get.

People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60.

People say I'm a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.

There are a lot of great players out there, but this guy - to be able to coach a guy like Jabrill Peppers is a real joy... There's nothing he can't do. It's the darndest thing I've ever seen.

I just want to play, whether it's on the right or the left. I give 100 per cent all the time.

If I'm asked to play a certain position, I'll do it 100 per cent.

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

I want to get into some television. There might be a perception about me being only a movie actor, you know, and there's this whole new sort of frontier opening up in that medium.

My perception and my way of working change with each film.

I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang.

In a perfect world, I would love to be great at everything.

There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to hit. I find that perfectly acceptable.

A perfectly fitted sheath dress that can take you from day to night is something that every woman should have in her closet. You can't go wrong with black, but a little bit of color is nice. I love a lot of color, personally. You can accessorize a sheath dress. Look at how Michelle Obama accessorizes clothes to make them her own.

These days, it's perfectly normal to move between the theatre and television.

Doing comedy is very difficult and if you do it perfectly you can do any kind of roles.

I'm fortunate to be a player who can do a lot of things well. Not everything perfectly, but several things well.

I'm not insecure. Give me a good role, and I'll perform even for a multi-starrer with half a dozen other heroines!

I like the fact that I'm involved in a career that gives me so many different mediums to perform in.

I always want to do things that are different. I don't want to be doing the same thing, the same performance constantly, and it feels like most people tell you that they are the same. However different you feel might approach them.

I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.

I'm able to shift gears from mom to performer to mom pretty quickly.

Any actor can be glamorous, but not everybody can be a performer. That's why I'm focusing more on the performance side. I feel that's what even people want from me.