Evan Ross Quotes

I try not to shut any doors before I even get there. I like doing music. I like singing. I love all music. Music kind of goes hand in hand with acting anyway.

As an actor, I'll play anything.

Me jumping on a song with Ariana Grande is just showing versatility, you know what I'm saying?

Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.

I've been trying to nail it into everyone's heads that I feel like I am the most versatile rapper.

As an actor, you should be willing to take challenges.

I am the kind of actor who will do just about anything.

My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.

Anyone can play anyone in Shakespeare. I don't think there are limits.

I feel like, O.K., if I can make it as a singer, then let me try rapping. If I can make it as a rapper, then let me try writing. All right? If I make it as a rap singer and writer, then why not try to produce? I don't feel limited in any way.

I love Kanye for that. Being a producer, making beats, and being a rapper. He does it all.

It's just about being an entertainer; it's about having all those tools over the years to do all sorts: films, musicals, playing a bit of piano, running a quiz show - it just becomes part of the job.

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

I want versatility, like J-Lo or Beyonce.

I only want to be a versatile actor.

I tried to be a rapper. I tried to make beats before I got into comedy, and that's still one of my hobbies.

It was a shock to everyone when I became a rapper. Huge shock to everyone. But I knew it all along. I just didn't want to tell anybody cause then it's like, What if it doesn't work?

I suppose that there are endeavors in which self-confidence is even more important than it is in writing -- tightrope walking comes immediately to mind -- but it's difficult for me to think of anybody producing much writing if his confidence is completely shot.

It's a huge compliment that people continue to cast me in different types of roles believing in me and the fact that I can carry it off.

Sometimes I want to be completely outlandish and funny, but sometimes I feel the need to prove myself as a rapper.

It takes a lifetime of devotion to build your craft, your confidence, and the ability to sing and dance and act believably.

I'm a surprisingly good rapper.

I think of myself as a reporter. I just rhyme my reports and give them a beat.

I'm not insecure. Give me a good role, and I'll perform even for a multi-starrer with half a dozen other heroines!

I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician.