Quotes About Versatility

What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.

If I had chosen to act only as a heroine then I would have disappeared from the scene long ago. So, I decided to take up comedienne roles, so I survived in the industry for nearly five decades.

I never want to make one type of music. You wouldn't just eat sushi for the rest of your life - there's so much more food.

If you want to be a legend, God help you, it's so easy. You just do one thing. You can be the master of suspense, say. But if you want to be as invisible as is practical, then it's fun to do a lot of different things.

I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos here and a bit of suspense here, that's what's fun.

There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized.

One of the things you hope you've done as a playwright is create roles that can sustain different interpretations.

If you love your work, you will try out different kinds of roles with perseverance in order to sustain in the industry.

It's okay to do a small role in mainstream cinema like 'Aurangzeb' or 'Yaariyan.' But it's films like Rituparno Ghosh's 'Memories Of March' and Avinash Kumar Singh's 'Listen Amaya' that sustain me as an actress.

I have an imagination that will go in any direction it is prodded. I pride myself on being able to become enthusiastic about anything: If you tell me to write a screenplay about cucumber farms, I'll swallow hard, and in 48 hours, I'll be in love with cucumber farms.

I swear by jumpsuits, playsuits, maxi dresses, something you don't have to plan for.

Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.

In general, I pack really simply. Every shirt that I pack is going to work with every pant that I pack and every sweater that I pack. So, I can mix and match easily.

When I have to do something fast, I wear the most unflattering rubber pants over my pants and a big easy sweater. I can get on my knees in the garden in whatever condition, and when I'm done, I can take it off, get in the car, and drive to the office. It's the most practical thing.

Sweats and some flip-flops is what you'll get from me, or you'll get some six-inch pumps and a ruffled shirt.

My roles for Arsenal and Sweden are very different.

Chris Hemsworth is like Christopher Reeve in that he can do two things: he can wear a big red cape without a shred of self-consciousness. But he's also funny as hell, and he's so sweet. So with all the fish-out-of-water stuff, he's so funny. So he does almost two jobs in a way.

I've played quite a large spectrum of teenaged girls, from psychotic to very sweet to a polygamist.

I want to do different things. I don't want to be stuck in the 'sweet girl' box. I don't want to be stuck in the 'Oh, she is so glamorous' box.

I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.

All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.

I didn't just swim when I was younger. I did ballet, horse riding, everything. I was very active.

Obviously, swimming is my strength, but I'm also good at fencing.

I was always hugely into sport before I started boxing. I played rugby, football, cricket, athletics, swimming.