Quotes About Stereotype

Once you become a celebrity, you are no longer a person, but an archetype.

When I became CEO, I just didn't think about my age too much. I'm sure many people did think that my age mattered, but I didn't. That was probably because of my age.

But I've always believed that Christine Cagney shouldn't be played past a certain age.

It's such a tough business. And once people see you a certain way, it's really hard for them to change their minds about you.

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.

I think they look upon me as an old child, because I'm so little.

Part of the challenge of being a black Republican anywhere is that you start off with people walking in with chips on their shoulder trying to figure out what is wrong with you.

I don't look like a chorus girl.

You know how you see Chris Brown and all these guys playing basketball? Chris Brown is actually not bad so I feel like it's okay that some of these basketball players are trying to rap.

We are the most British of Britain's banks. This always gets a chuckle; I don't why.

As we all know, Aquaman is somewhat the butt of the joke in the superhero world.

I'm out to prove that a guy 55 years old, with one foot in the grave, can play with the best woman in the world and maybe beat her. It'll be a big boost for men's superiority.

When a black person is acting up or showing off, somebody might say she's 'wilin' out.' In sports, an athlete who really takes it to another level has entered 'beast mode,' which happens to be the nickname of the former Seattle Seahawks superstar Marshawn Lynch.

Why is it controversial that I chose to talk about my abortion? And the fact that I got an abortion when I was in a marriage and could have financially supported a child, why did I feel so much shame for that?

Aside from introducing and supporting legislation to help close the gender gap in STEM, I believe that shining the spotlight on female role models is one of the best ways we can break the gender stereotype.

I think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball player.

I often make a joke of my parents, because I come from a Nigerian background and there's a stereotype in the Nigerian community that all of us are going to be doctors and lawyers, and that's just how it is. But upon reflection, my parents were always really supportive of me doing music.

I suppose because I do and can work in the theatre, I don't see work as closing down as an older woman.

I've never fancied that footballer lifestyle. I suppose I could live that kind of flash life. People stereotype child actors and kind of expect you to go off the rails a bit, be a bit crazy, but that's not really happened yet. I've got a big family so that helps, and they live really close to the studios so it's just so much easier.

I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'

If there's a stereotype that you're not supposed to be good at something, that still gets so badly in your way of concentrating.

When I see somebody in a Prius, sure, you drive a Prius and you get good gas mileage, but you probably feel like you drive a Prius.