Quotes About Stereotype

It's so easy to be boxed into one part and one part only.

I don't want to be a pretty boy.

I need to try and get away from that brat role, or people are going to think I'm a natural brat.

Brazil is a dump.

Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on!

I'm one of those pesky Brits.

It's like I'm held up as some kind of beacon of England - or some bloody British bulldog.

When you're in the States and you're a writer and you've got money and you walk into a bank, you're a bum with money.

Normally, I try to stay away from playing security guard-type characters, the stereotypical, big man fare. And I've been pretty blessed, man, and successful at getting out of the box.

Typecasting is really rampant in Hollywood, and because I played a costumed character and did it successfully, it was a real stigma.

Look at the Prius. It's a nerd car. Yeah, you're being environmentally friendly, but your dating life is gonna suck.

The funny thing is that people see one film like 'Racing Stripes' or 'Ice Princess' and all of a sudden, slip me into this category of 'that's what she's always involved in.'

It's amazing to me how quickly the industry will try to put you into a box. It's like, I did 'Beale Street.' And they decided now, all of a sudden, 'Oh, okay. KiKi Layne does those little quiet indie dramas.' I'm like, 'No! That's just where I got started.'

As you know, Hollywood loves to pigeonhole all the actors and actresses, and suddenly I got 're-pigeonholed' as an action actor.

I started as an actor in the theater playing a lot of character parts, and suddenly, I found myself in this place where it felt like I was getting locked into a kind of a stereotype, and it did bother me.

I'm one of the lucky few who never had to face the whole 'Oh, you've had a baby, and now work will have to suffer' bit. It just wasn't a big deal when I got married and had a baby.

I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl.

Whether you like the look or not, that tailcoat is a tough shell, a suit of armour. The posh boy is a hardy species.

Authenticity has never been Barbie's strong suit.

People probably growing up said U.S. Open wouldn't suit me, because I'm a long hitter, I'm a bomber.

Because I don't wear a suit, and have such a horrible boy band face, people assume that I'm not doing satirical material.

I've always played negative roles because I think I'm better suited for them.

Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle suits me fine.

It's really odd that I've got this kind of sullen reputation - I never saw myself that way.