Quotes About Casting

Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.

I don't feel typecast almost at all, and it could just be because I'm insensitive, but I doubt it. I think most of my roles I've gotten have very little to do with my ethnicity. I don't feel that's a limiting factor for my career.

I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.

It's a good thing to be typecast, isn't it?

Getting typecast is a dangerous thing to do.

I do try and stay away from the stereotype and getting typecast.

I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.

Show business always tries to stereotype you, so that is something you have to fight against no matter who you are. A lot of actors who are of a minority background complain that they only get stereotyped roles, and they are 100 percent correct. However, it's also true that, no matter who you are, you get typecast as well.

It is important to keep the filmmakers interested in you so they can offer you everything and anything. We actors are not given work on the basis of audience poll; the filmmaker will cast you after they see and like your work. It is essential to do different kind of films and not get typecast.

It's really hard to not get put in a box when you're acting and get typecast.

I get typecast as doctors, principals, middle-management-type guys - which, when you look at me, you realize is completely against my physical characteristics. I should be an action hero. So I don't understand what's going on.

A lot of actors seem to dislike typecasting these days. The funny thing is, that's a fairly recent development. It used to be that actors wanted to be typecast so audiences could remember them and identify with them.

Actually two films is too short a time for an actor to get typecast.

Frankly speaking, I don't want to be typecast as someone who only does negative roles.

Getting typecast depends on the roles we choose, doesn't it? When the same kind of characters are offered to you, you have the option of not doing them.

I really want to do acting, and I don't want to be typecast because of my tattoos.

It's not a bad typecast: the goofy guy.

I used to get typecast when I was younger.

If your film and character are a hit, chances are you'll get typecast in that space.

Typecast has always been a major problem in the Bengali industry.

Any types of auditions will be posted in trade magazines.

I believe that we are still hovering around the realm of Asians playing all types of Asians. I do not see that changing any time soon just because there is a limited pool of Asian actors.

It's a shame that ethnic minorities aren't getting a crack at different types of roles. There needs to be a bit of a change.

There were definitely auditions and even bookings and jobs where I played your typical Asian model minority: an IT tech guy or something of that nature. It's tough sometimes, especially when you're starting out, because they make these roles sound as if they won't be a typical nerd.