Quotes About Versatility

I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety.

I have deliberately tried to do a variety of roles during my career so that people aren't bored of me. I also believe I have never prompted my directors or my audience to say that I have let them down with my performance. Maybe that's what has worked for me.

I like the variety of characters that you can play in films, rather than playing the same role for 10 years as you might on a sitcom.

The whole point about becoming an actor is variety and changing roles.

I play a huge variety of roles.

Until now, I've not done a project where the produce, rapper and singer has never worked together like this before, and I had a chance to try a variety of styles.

I prefer working on films. I like the variety. There is nothing better than playing a bad girl for two months, then playing someone sweet for the next two. Films give you this opportunity.

I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.

I really like to be able to have variety and to try different things - that's the beauty of fashion.

Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. What works in one doesn't work in the other, and you have to be looking for the truth of the performance, whatever way that medium might demand.

As an actor, you want as much variety as you can muster up. Otherwise you just keep playing the same chord over and over again.

I want to play a variety of different characters in different genres of film.

I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done a lot of period pieces - but I've never had to play the same type of character too much.

Funnily enough, the most difficult style to do is the plain pump because it needs to look good on a variety of feet.

It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.

I've done a variety of projects in different areas of the entertainment industry.

Really, you want to have variety as an actor. If you spend your career doing one thing solidly, people get burned out.

I've written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range, also.

I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.

I just want to do as many utterly different parts as I can get. Variety teaches you to act, and it keeps you fresh in your approach.

It's always been fun for me to play a variety of parts, and over the years, I've been lucky with the things I've been asked to do.

For me, it is about creating a career - I'm very interested in the sports side and want to continue to do more stuff in that. But ultimately, what I consider myself to be is an actor, and the more variety I can play will continue to round me out.

Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've done a variety of roles - the evil don, the evil husband... I've done villainous roles, supporting roles, etc.

The thing about me is that I love variety. I like to try new things, and I don't want to be pinned back.