Quotes About Typecast

I can't be typecast as a comedian. Only an actor capable of doing three-dimensional roles can do comedy.

I never planned to do female roles. It just happened. I was typecast.

I did a show where I played the mother of a 15-year-old, I was 20 years old when I played a mom of 45. And then, when I was around 28-30, I played mother to Akshay Kumar. So I got typecast very early, if I didn't even have to reach a certain age point.

I've spent my entire career on horseback or on a motorcycle. It boxes you in, the way people perceive you. I read a lot of scripts. Most of 'em go to other actors.

I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.

I have never really ever gotten to play the girl next door.

Sometimes you fall into the niche of being the confidant guy, or the good-looking guy, or being too charactery, or not charactery enough.

That boy-next-door, love interest crush has been my niche since 'Austin & Ally.'

When you're in the living room every week for nine years as one character, it's hard for some people to see you as someone else.

I know the fact I've worked continuously since drama school means I fit a stereotype - the ingenue.

People like to see certain actors do certain things, and people like to see me play that role. I also have no interest in playing a normal girl in a romantic comedy in some cutesy thing.

I'm not dangerous, but I have a sharp nose. I will probably be playing bad guys forever because of my face.

I don't mind being stereotyped in some way and playing certain kinds of guys, but if I can find something to occasionally get a break from that, that would be nice. And I feel like I manage to.

I think there's a certain space people have decided I occupy - the funny-sidekick thing.

You know, I always got offered other stuff. Not the romantic leads, obviously. But very often it's a role that's underwritten, where the character has no personality at all. And they need a character actor who can fill it in.

I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well.

I refuse to be typecast, and I'll have a go at anything so long as it's different, challenging, hard work and demands great versatility.

If you turn down work because you are frightened of getting typecast, you'll never do anything good.

At this point in my career, it doesn't bother me much that I'm probably hopelessly typecast. I like to work, and horror films definitely keep me working.

I've got quite a big fan base, and people like to see you do the same thing - that's why you get offered the same roles.

I got 'slotted' and started getting offers similar to the role I had in 'Maryada.'

There were offers to do 'Tum Bin 2' and 'Tum Bin 3' but then it would have been the same kind of franchise films which I think limit an actor.

I think it's pretty crazy to say you've been typecast at the age of 20 before you've even really started getting going.

Apparently I've been typecast in science fiction: I'm a Russian bisexual telepathic Jew.