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Quotes About Versatility

The trouble with being all-rounder and good at most things is that it is difficult to know what to specialize in.
~ Sean Smith
Jane and Elizabeth tried to explain that all five of them were capable of fending for themselves; that they could make tolerable fortunes as bodyguards, assassins, or mercenaries if need be.
~ Seth Grahame-Smith
We might say blessed are the flexible for they won't get bent out of shape.
~ Shane Hipps
I'm a weird big guy. Doing rapping, doing movies. Do a lot of stuff. But always do things the right way.
~ Shaquille O'Neal
Such people will suddenly tell you they have another plan, and they always do it the moment things start getting difficult. But it's their everlasting switching that's the dangerous thing, not what they choose.
~ Sheila Heti
I don't see the point of being an actor and doing the same thing, all the time. Where's the challenge there?
~ Nick Frost
John Cusack is a dream. I did one one-on-one scene with him and we got to shoot it so many times, and he did it different every time.
~ Nora Dunn
I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time.
~ Norah Jones
I have an extraordinary attention span. I manage to juggle two or three different ideas at the same time, and that's probably, if I have a gift, that's probably the best gift that's given me.
~ Paul Newman
You know, I have some issues. But I just love to play different characters all the time, and I try not to repeat myself too much.
~ Rachel McAdams
I don't feel I'm playing villains all the time.
~ Ralph Fiennes
Trying to please everyone can be very hard, but, like Shrek or The Simpsons, Robin Hood manages to entertain adults and children at the same time, but in different ways.
~ Richard Armitage
I suppose I've been working for a long time, so I've seen all kinds of filmmaking. I can fit into anything, and it doesn't feel that weird or that fascinating.
~ Elijah Wood
Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time.
~ Elvis Presley
I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.
~ Francesca Annis
I wouldn't like to just do one story or one type of stories all the time.
~ Fred Saberhagen
Having been Scully for such a long time, I have to prove myself in other roles.
~ Gillian Anderson
I don't understand the actor that chooses to play the same role in everything all the time.
~ Guy Pearce
Maybe I'd be a storyboard artist. Graphic novel/comic book artist. Backup dancer. Singer. It would be cool to focus on one of these full time. But I like seeing them all intertwine.
~ Jade Hassoune
I like doing things that are very wildly different. I find that the meat and vegetables of being an actor is doing things that are completely different, all the time.
~ James Purefoy
Whats fun about being an actress is you change all the time.
~ Jane Levy
I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.
~ Jerry Ferrara
I think you can be athletic and intellectual at the same time.
~ Joe Manganiello
I think that I've been pigeon-holed by virtue of the fact that I've spent so much time in front of a green screen.
~ Jonathan Frakes