Quotes About Versatility

I don't care about the money. I just need, as an actor, to do as many different things that I can to make me feel good about myself.

I like the fact that Chris Rock is one of the best stand ups ever and still is a really good actor. And a great professional and a good friend and a wonderful human being.

I try to balance independent films with commercial films, and I've done a pretty good job of it over the years.

Sly Stone doesn't make good albums: only good records. His style is so infinite and revolves around so many crucial aspects that it has only come together perfectly on a handful of his singles.

In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach.

I've always been open. That's made my resume. I go with what happens, and then I try to make good choices with what I get offered.

My whole career, I've tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I've done a pretty good job of not getting typed.

One of the problems I have with many writers is their stories are all somewhat similar. They might be very good, but they're always on the same turf. I don't have those limitations.

Accents. I'm very good with accents. I'm exceedingly good.

It's very different. You do so many things in this play. You can't just focus on acting or singing. You have to be good at both. I'm very glad I did this play.

Remember that there's no one way of doing things. ... If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it'll open.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

I'm one of those people who does a lot of things. I'm lucky. I get up and I have a lot of energy. I have a great work ethic.

When I look back on my career, I go, 'This is really great, I've played so many different women.'

I think it's great when dramatic actors do lighter, funny roles.

As an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.

I enjoy doing different kinds of things. I just enjoy being not tied too much. I feel that I'm tied to myself as a kind of traditional musician and a singer, and the history that I have ties me down.

The great thing about history is that it is adaptable.

I think if anyone looks at the history of So Solid, you'll see that we've never stuck to one sound. We've always created from other genres, from R&B, hip-hop, bashment, jungle.

The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdoors with gas.

Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange.

I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.

I would like to explore comedy more. It's not something that I've done a lot of. Obviously, I'm very at home in drama. I like everything.

I'm lucky enough to get really interesting and diverse roles offered to me, and I just hope that that continues. I just want to keep expanding as an artist and really try new things.