I try to take roles that don't fall within the parameters of any Asian stereotype.

I can't say that I ever abided nerd stereotypes: I was never alone or felt outcast.

If you don't acknowledge differences, it's as bad as stereotyping or reducing someone.

I said that one can't stereotype [Donald] Trump voters anymore than they can anybody else.

This stereotype that haredim don't serve in the army and contribute is false and always was.

I guess the underlying principle might be, don't make it too easy for them to stereotype you.

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

I feel it's so rare that young females are portrayed as being anything more than a stereotype.

When you're a large black man in Hollywood, the obvious stereotype is one of force and menace.

Silhouettes are reductions, and racial stereotypes are also reductions of actual human beings.

Western women have been controlled by ideals and stereotypes as much as by material constraints.

I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair.

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason.

One of the cool things about 'Patti Cake$' is that it is about someone that is against stereotype.

stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.

We make a mistake when we stereotype neighborhoods as 'bad' and not worth our attention or investment.

In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.

A stereotype is that all gay men know everything there is to know about the LGBTQ community. We don't.

I'm American; I was born and raised in America, and I don't want to fake who I am to fit a stereotype.

There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.

Every part that I do has to be different from the last part that I did so I don't become a stereotype.

There’s nothing wrong with not looking like something. It just means you don’t fit the stereotype yet.

It was an ongoing struggle to say no, I don't want to be a part of the perpetuation of this stereotype.

That Indians are lawless people, I would change that because it's probably the most harmful stereotype.

There's one stereotype in the industry that Asian people aren't funny, I've heard that over and over again.

A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it.

As Latinas, we tend to be overly partial considering stereotypes. I'm interested in being naughty and edgy.

I want to break the stereotype that when an actress becomes a mother, she can only do certain type of roles.

I know there is a stereotype that I am naive, but I know what I want, and I know what I'm doing to get there.

Strong is beautiful. I want to shatter that stereotype that strong isn't beautiful, because it absolutely is.

Age is something only in your head or a stereotype. Age means nothing when you are passionate about something.

Humans can be cruel - kids and adults alike. That doesn't mean they have to be forced to a specific stereotype.

It's ingrained in people's minds that it's a typecast and a stereotype that women are just emotional and crazy.

I've been fortunate that a lot of roles I've done have been professionals and not your TV stereotype of Latinos.

We know enough to reject the stereotype that people in the Midwest do not care about their brothers and sisters.

I don't want to ever tell a stereotype joke for the sake of it. I'm going to tell the story that I feel is true.

There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.

Don’t let people’s stereotypes or stigmas or words—don’t let that put you in a box. Don’t let that ruin your day.

As an actor I want to explore myself and really want to break the stereotype. I want to go beyond my comfort zone.

Acting job can create a fantasy or stereotype for others. That's why we try not to show our personal lives so much.

If you've got more ambiguous characters or stock stereotypes, the plastic comes through and they don't work as well.

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.

Metal has always been somewhat marginalized, and I love to prove the perception and stereotypes that go with it wrong.

The E-S theory does not stereotype. Rather, it seeks to explain why individuals are typical or atypical for their sex.

This stereotype as Marcus Mariota as a spread quarterback that just runs read options all the time, that's ridiculous.

...photography repeats itself unconsciously and unavoidably, producing stereotypes that then are repeated ad infinitum.

One of the things I love about the character development in 'Power' is Courtney A. Kemp's subversive use of stereotype.

People are quick to stereotype you and very lazy in their imagination to think beyond the first few films a heroine does.

I want to break that typical Asian female stereotype. There's this standard where they're all calm. I want to break that.

Any fiction writer who assumes that a character is typical no doubt runs the risk of stumbling into cliche and stereotype.

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