Jessica Henwick Quotes

I was reading through endless junk scripts that were being sent my way. Typically the roles were to play his wife or his girlfriend - leading roles for women were few and far between.

Unless you burst into movies as a sex goddess, you're likely to play wives and mothers. I came into movies as a teenager in 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They' (1969) playing a pregnant waif from the Ozarks. I didn't get a chance to burst into movies in 'Body Heat.' My career isn't based on having a 23-inch waist and a big bust, though I do.

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers.

I've probably said that in every feature I've been in. I've been repeatedly defined as the girlfriend or wife.

I've become really good at turning down the boring, pretty girl roles, the trophy wife, supermodel, beautiful girlfriend roles. I mean, playing somebody who's perfect holds no allure for me, whatsoever. It's just boring.

I started out doing things like 'Flash Forward,' where I was the girl-next-door, and then, I did a show called 'Higher Ground,' where I played this really mean, sarcastic girl. Then 'Firefly' happened, and everybody thought of me as this bubbly, sweet girl-next-door again.

Ever since I started doing television, I tended to get cast, for the most part, as these strong, intelligent women... Which is wonderful, but very rarely do I get to be the goofy girl that I am.

Being a woman, an actor in Hollywood, I know that there are certain parts I won't often get a chance to do.

A lot of the time, in the past, I have played the pretty blonde in a lot of roles.

I do think that character types trend. As a female comedian, the parts that come my way are often terrible women.

I am not one to go for traditional female roles, because I don't think traditionally female characters are very interesting, and I don't think they represent real life.

Most of the time actresses are just left to play the actor's wife or girlfriend so there is not much to do. 'Chalo Dilli' was a refreshing change which was different and that's why I decided to work in it.

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

There are actors who don't get out of their Barbie Doll avatars, but that's not who I am.

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

I love that I am being offered films but I just couldn't do the 'cotton sari-strong woman' role again. As an artiste, there is nothing more I can offer there.

I really wanted to do a deep-dive into the idea that women are always called 'crazy,' and we are painted with such broad strokes because it's so easy to stereotype women and write them off. I got tired of that, and I wanted to explain: We are not crazy. There's a method to our madness.

I think that's just part of what people do and part of being a female in the media. One day it's, 'Doesn't she look thin,' then the next day, 'She's put on weight.'

I'm not really a redhead, but I keep playing these redhead actresses. Which I don't mind; I think it's fun.

The worst fear you can have coming from a modelling background is that you're going to be a model-turned- actress - a mattress, that's what I call them, ironically, I hope.

I'm not getting into rooms for cis roles. I started my career auditioning for those roles, and then I went to play trans roles. And now, I feel boxed in.

People felt I could only be best for roles of a simple girl. I wanted to break the mould and so I did 'Hate Story 3.'

Yes, it is funny that most of the roles that I have played so far have been negative. I have been typecast as a villain.

Despite what people say about my major film roles, I'm not a dull or monotonous woman searching for self-identity.

I always felt that, as an actor, I should play a variety of roles rather than just sticking to one kind & getting typecast.