Quotes About Multitalented

I'm always trying to do every part myself, you know what I mean? I'm trying to sing, rap, whatever. I'm trying to do it all.

Growing up people would tell me: 'Yo, you only can do one thing. If you're going to rap, just rap. If you're going to sing, just sing.' It boxed me in. But I just figured out a way to show everything. It's like if you have a job interview, you want to present as many skills as you have.

In my heart, I believe I'm a top flight comedian and a top flight rapper.

It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that.

I guarantee you there's a bunch of the twentysomethings that don't know that, don't know I play banjo and bluegrass.

I was a drummer and I played the guitar.

I would love to be remembered as a wonderfully dynamic and multitalented actress who left a legacy through her work and through her life of helping people and of being a positive force in the world.

I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time.

I wish people would think of me as a musician who writes novels, instead of a novelist who writes music on the side.

I have never been stereotyped in one kind of character. I have been a part of reality shows, events, singing and dancing. No one has ever told me, 'She will fit only in this character or this look.' It has never happened to me, luckily.

I'm cool with it, running back, receiver, punt returner, it really doesn't make a difference to me.

I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording was around that time. I played the vibraphone for Shankar-Ganesh in a Tamil film.

At my size and height you have to be able to do everything.

I love Maya Rudolph. She's very multitalented herself.

People sometimes think that if someone plays basketball, they have to do that one thing they're great at. But I like being able to show that you can do more than one thing and do it at a high level.

Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.

I write, and I sing, and I play a little guitar. I mean, it's tiny. Ba-dump-bum!

I've been into music for a long time. I started playing drums when I was 8 and piano when I was 10, then bass and guitar when I was 18.

The young people we hire today at Conde Nast are fearless polymaths.

I played every sport but hockey.

I sleep till one, and I'm always surprised when someone in blue rinse on a talk show says, 'You're a genius, Mr. Newley, you do so many things.' Tony Newley never realized his potential, did the things he should have done.

There are not too many people who are polymathic these days.

Well I'm not much of a singer. But it's been a really nice time to do film, television, theater and have it all happening at once. That wasn't planned but it just happens.

I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.