Quotes About Versatility

I'm like a decathlete who does all of the events he's used to, but is being forced by certain circumstances to focus on three events, and being forced to focus on events that he wasn't that interested in, and also weren't his strongest events.

From what I can see, gone are the days where you can just be the strongest, and that will put you at the top. It takes a little bit more... something else to grab the attention of not just pro wrestling fans but fans in general - to catch their eye.

I try to have a lot of influences, which is to say not to have one specific influence too strongly; that can end up badly.

I feel strongly that having a disability in one area makes you explore others instead.

I strongly believe that if you can survive for seven years in Italian football, you can make it anywhere else.

The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have to be a great athlete to have all these, his body, his look, you know, all these things have to do with discipline and structure. He was able to go against the biggest guy, regardless of who he was.

I read a lot of plays as a kid, but I didn't see that many plays, so I feel better-versed in film history and film structure. I just think it's easier to think in pictures.

A recipe is not an exact formula, but it does need a certain structure. When the bones are right, you can dress it in many ways.

You have clay players that have maybe struggled doing as well on hard courts and those will get criticised. But you also have hard court players or grass players who maybe struggle doing well on clay, and that will always be the case.

It doesn't matter to me who the opponent is, I'll be ready in all areas.

I learn from each match that I have, especially when it's a different opponent.

Of course, every game and opponent is different.

Outside of Ring of Honor, I've also been working independent shows throughout the world, and lots of people I've never wrestled before and it's almost a different opponent every match.

It's not my goal to be the main scorer. It's whatever the opponent gives.

If my opponent wants to think of me as a dunker, it's just gonna shock them more when I show them another part of my game.

And every match is different: you have different opponents, different situations, different conditions. So there's no one approach that's going to work all the time.

I've never wanted to play the lead role; I make the most of whatever opportunities come my way.

I learned about embracing all different genres as opposed to just getting attached to one.

The chance to work on Broadway choreography as opposed to having to deliver Broadway choreography can be two distinct things.

I think there's really healthy ways to segue into different roles and different genres. I'm not completely opposed to shaving my head and doing something crazy.

I love different roles, just getting into it, something that's the complete opposite of who I am.

In 'Mirror Mirror,' I played Prince Charming's side kick Renbock, who was pretty dandy, hapless and innocent. Other than that I've tended to play the complete opposite! I've played gritty, hard characters, generally tough people.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the best actor because his choice of roles are so diametrically opposite from each other, and he pulls it off almost every time so convincingly.

One of the things I have loved so much about the career that I have had is that pretty much every character I have played is diametrically opposite to the one before it.