Quotes About Versatility

I think rock & roll has prepared me for a lot of flexibility.

People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But the right method is whatever works for you. And what works for me on any given day is going to be different.

Success on one project does not necessarily mean success in the next project. You've got to be prepared in everything you do.

Accountancy prepares one to be able to run very different kinds of businesses, and my background prepared me for the music.

I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm Not There.' I literally finished filming Elizabethan grandeur on Friday, flew to Montreal, and started being Bob Dylan on Monday.

I have worked on my defense skills and played in the midfield as well. Coaches are preparing players to play at any given position.

A lot of people just think I'm a big man, but I'm a basketball player. I am able to do everything that a basketball player can do - from playmaking and scoring to just passing the ball and just being a leader and post presence.

When you are in a long-running series you don't look outside it because you don't really need to do much else. When you don't have that you are much more open to offers, like presenting Hell's Kitchen or making a motoring show in Madagascar with Mariella Frostrup.

I just like to stay ready for whatever presents itself.

I think President Obama, like myself, is a multitasker.

President Trump wouldn't stick to politics, so he got to jump into sports. So I feel very comfortable now, moving forward, jumping back and forth. Sports to politics, politics to sports.

I have done many movies that people hadn't seen. 'The Fountain,' I spent a year on that. 'The Prestige' with Chris Nolan, and 'Australia.' From my perspective it's very satisfying. Some movies people see and other movies they don't. 'Wolverine,' 'X Men,' I know that in some level people know me just for that and it's fine for me.

We should be far more flexible about the way we play our cricket away from home. We can't just presume that what works at home will work away. We need to be more flexible and creative both in the way we play and the way we select.

Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.

I can't just pretend to be someone else all my life. I have to mix it up.

I'm more than a fighter and not just a pretty face.

I certainly was never the pretty girl at school, but I can go to a lot of different places with this face.

I am looking for strong characters rather than being just a pretty girl. Actresses can do so much more than looking good.

I'm not going to pinpoint one thing, because I've worked hard to try to have all aspects of my game be pretty good. I want to grow everywhere.

I've been in three offenses in the NFL. I think I'm pretty good now.

I want to get past the Playboy image and really develop myself as an actress, a dancer and a singer.

'Time to Dance' is a very unique film as entire team has really worked hard. I am not playing dancer's role but I always try to entertain my audience no matter if it is serious or comedy role.

In 'Seesaw,' I played Gittel Mosca, and because it was a musical, I loved it more because I was able to do anything. I was able to use all parts of me that I don't get to use... the comedy and the singing and the dancing.

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of our age; he's like Olivier. He's one of those people who can take you into a place where no one else can take you.