Thomas Gibson Quotes

We all have perceptions or boxes that we put each other in.

People want to typecast you; it's human nature.

Turns out typecasting is a real thing.

Stereotypes, they're sensual, cultural weapons. That's the way that we attack people. At an artistic level, stereotypes are terrible writing.

I definitely think that typecasting is something that happens all the time.

You really can't stereotype people or put them in boxes, it's unfair.

You judge people as you meet them.

People look at you, and they think they know you. They think they can place you in a certain category by what they think they know about you. But there's so much more to all of us than what we know and what we see at face value.

You should never assume about someone.

People are real quick to jump at the easiest way to define you.

People are quick to pigeonhole you.

I think we try to categorise people, put them in pigeon holes, I think we get into all sorts of difficulties.

When you come into this league, everyone tries to put you in categories - 'this is what he is' or 'this is what he can do.'

Often you get pigeonholed because of the way you look.

All of us make assumptions about what somebody's potential is, because we all think of why somebody can or can't do something. We make terrible assumptions.

You're never going to get beyond other people's preconceptions of what you are and what you're about.

Certain names always awake certain prejudices.

You walk into a room and there's already judgment. You know, like football players can't act or you're going to come in and be stiff.

My last name is good and bad. It's great from an opportunity standpoint. The bad news is that you're prejudged often.

I haven't ever been stereotyped or pigeonholed or put into a box.

People love to put human beings or actors in boxes.

Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be considered progressive, on other issues might be thought of as being moderate, on other issues might be thought of as being rather forthright.

We look at a person and see the person we want to see. I've had to deal with that my whole life, walking in a room and girls thinking I'm going to steal their boyfriends!

My dear boy, please don’t put a label on me—don’t make me a category before you get to know me!

Now, see there. Just because I'm wearing my Super-Dike sweatshirt, you think I'm a lesbian. I guess if I were wearing a string of pearls, you'd think I was an oyster.