Michael Patrick King Quotes

I really don't want to be a stereotype.

I hate stereotypes and I hate cliche.

The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that.

I became stereotyped.

Labels are for cans, not people.

Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that.

I refuse to be stereotyped.

Once you label me you negate me.

Not everyone needs to be slammed into a category and locked there.

I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.

Turns out typecasting is a real thing.

I do come shackled with whatever people think I am.

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

The first thing I am is a person. I am a woman. And I am part of a nation, the Indian nation. But people either relate to you as an Indian or as a woman. They relate to you as a category. A lot of people don't realize that I am not that different from everyone else.

I've never liked to play stereotypes.

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality.

I hate labels.

I resent ever being stereotyped.

I love breaking stereotypes.

I don't like being put into a category.

I don't want to have any category stamped on my face.

Everyone in the world, regardless if they're Muslim or not, does not have to adhere to the label society slaps on you.

We fight the stereotypes, but in fighting them, we show them. There are stereotypes for a reason.

I hate being categorized.

A lot of people get stereotyped into roles just from how they look, and I have played such a variety of characters.