Quotes About Stereotypes

A lot of NFL guys are misunderstood.

I hate it when people call me a cage fighter. I'm a mixed martial artist. But people take one look at what we do, and they just start making assumptions.

It was quite strange that people were saying I wasn't Asian enough. It's like, 'Oh, you're not Asian enough to play an Asian role.' So what does that mean for people who come from mixed heritage? I grew up in Asia; I'm Malaysian.

There are a lot of misconceptions that we can't play fast bowling or we can't bowl fast. We should have mixed matches. I have also played a lot of matches against boys because that's how we train.

And I always talk about how when you're mixed race, you often get told you're this, you're not that' or you're not enough that, you're not Asian enough, you're not white enough.'

I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East.

I don't think I fit the Marilyn Maxwell mode.

I would love to be at a place where a girl character can also be a role model for young boys.

Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.

People figure because I'm blonde and was a model, I just waltzed into Los Angeles and got major roles in major films.

People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.

People think if you're a model then you must take yourself way too seriously.

It is so common in middle-class families to consider modelling and acting not serious.

I'm more comfortable modelling as a man because I don't get any criticism.

Models are what they are... people who model clothing, that's all.

People are still under the misguided impression that models don't eat. Not sure about the other girls, but I do!

People do make assumptions about models. That's their issue, not mine. It doesn't bother me because I'm comfortable enough in my own skin - I know who I am.

I think it's nice to break down that barrier, that models are seen and not heard.

We don't have glamour models in Canada at all.

I feel like people always thought my sister and I were models. I think it was just because if you went through Diva Search, that's just what you were. We were never models; we were athletes. We were athletes who fell in love with wrestling.

There are so many male models who are working in high fashion, and they are broke. It's good to be a woman.

So many Irish actors overplay that modesty because they're afraid people will judge them and say, 'The state of yer man, he thinks he's great,' or whatever.

I would love more stories with strong characters of color who don't always fit the mold that Hollywood has created in the past.

It's easy to think you have to fit some kind of mold.