Quotes About Stereotype

You know how many times I have to witness the transition from, 'Oh, get away from that thug,' to, 'Oh, wait a minute, that's the guy from 'Weeds'! Hey, can I shake your hand?'

Usually when people see me, they see me as more of the soft-spoken one rather than being the witty, smart-tongued character.

I need to not be typecast as big, black, and dumb but be seen as an intelligent, witty, bold, and charismatic person.

After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions.

The most frustrating thing for me as a singer is that people have pinpointed me as an actress who suddenly woke up one day and decided that I wanted to sing.

What does get hard is when I'm put in the box of, 'Oh, she just woke up one day, did a reality show, and decided she wants to be a singer.' That's offensive, and it's not the case with me.

Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it's quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid.

Every country is like a particular type of person. America is like a belligerent, adolescent boy; Canada is like an intelligent, 35-year-old woman. Australia is like Jack Nicholson. It comes right up to you and laughs very hard in your face in a highly threatening and engaging manner.

Speaking is the one trait in which woman is superior to man. Consider what happens when a couple argues. The man tries to talk to the woman. The stupid fool - he can never win.

I want to be a good leader, not a good lady leader. I don't want to be known simply as the woman who gave birth.

Outside every thin woman is a fat man trying to get in.

The fact that a man is open to being with an older woman suggests that he doesn't give a hang what other people think of him. More likely, he's confident, open-minded and willing to make his own rules.

You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don't know what's goin' on, I then got the money, and gone.

I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.

I look for a man who respects my womanhood and doesn't make me feel like I have to be a stereotype. Like a housewife.

When I came out of my mom's womb, I had 'sitcom' stamped on my forehead.

Women love the bad boy.

If someone were to call me 'the next Amy Tan,' it would not be because - or not primarily because - we have similar themes or subjects or styles. Let's be honest: it would be because we are both Chinese American.

If you can't tell a spoon from a ladle, then you're fat!

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is women who keep the church going.

You know, I keep getting cast as douchebags. I might speak to my therapist about that.

Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of people that are against their children's decisions.

In France, a first lady has no status, and therefore she isn't supposed to do anything else.

Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.