Ariana Grande, widely celebrated for her chart-topping music career, is now shifting her focus to acting and is eager to explore her creative boundaries in the upcoming months and years.
Grande shared her aspirations with variety.com: “I want to challenge myself and take on roles that exercise different muscles and ask something new of me. I try to stay present rather than thinking too far ahead, but I hope we’ve had many more conversations like this—about projects that are unique, surprising, and meaningful. I’m drawn to things that feel different.”
She revealed that she is already committed to a project that “inspires (her) deeply,” as reported by femalefirst.ok.uk. However, she plans to keep details about the project under wraps for now.
“There is something else I’m very excited about down the line. I can’t say much yet, but it’s something that inspires me deeply. It contains multitudes. I promise I’ll DM you the day it’s announced,” Grande mentioned.
In discussing the differences between making music and acting, the singer-actress reflected: “You’re still accessing parts of yourself, but you’re using someone else as the vessel. There’s a layer of protection—a kind of coding that says, ‘This isn’t my story.’ But it is you doing the work.”
She added, “You’re still crying the tears, feeling the feelings, laughing the laughs. It’s still your heart and soul at play—just in service of someone else’s story. And in doing that, you learn so much about yourself.”
Grande has earned acclaim for her performances in the “Wicked” films, and the chart-topping star expressed her desire to appear in a stage production as well.
Reflecting on her career ambitions, she previously shared on the Today show: “It would be a dream to find the right thing to come back to, to be on stage. And we’ll see. I’m grateful to be along for the ride.”