David Faustino Quotes

I thought, 'Oh, acting is going to be great - I get to play different parts.' And then these auditions started coming up for terrorist, terrorist, terrorist, and I'm going, 'Whoa, what's this about?'

Our Bollywood industry works in such a way that when an actor is seen in a gangster's role, he is offered similar roles.

I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want to be in because people don't know who I am.

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

You're always being cast for what you've been in last.

I feel lucky, though, because even when 'Alias' was popular, I was still sent scripts against type. I've never felt like the world only sees me one way. But yes, it's been really fun to be bad.

Many times an actor is stuck for the lack of choices. The same happened with me when I started my career. That was the time when mainly romantic films were being made, and that is what I was offered all the time.

I have about as much control over how I look as the guy who's short and looks more like a character actor - we both have the same drive to be actors and we both have the same drive to assume these different characters, it's just harder for me to get the chance because they look at me and say, 'Oh, he's this type,' and they stamp me.

If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot.

I think definitely people know me from playing creeps and weirdos, and I'm definitely looking to expand my range.

For a while, I thought that I was only going to be cast in Second World War films.

The problem with the film industry is that once one starts out as a villain, subsequent offers are those of similar roles.

I was afraid that I'd be typecast as the token firang. That happened initially. Now, I am acting in 'Noises Off' and 'Menagerie,' where all of us are playing British and American characters. That makes me feel better.

I was offered to play an Italian part in an Italian film. Although I could not take it up because I did not have the time, the kind of characters being offered to us are changing.

I get offered varied parts, often super sexy roles. But I still think it's an issue to find the good scripts. It's a myth that you win an Oscar and you get more opportunities, and this doesn't just go for me.

I didn't work for a year and a half after 'Melvin and Howard' because all I was being offered was silly parts.

There's a bunch of plays that I never got to do because I was either too young or too old for the parts, like 'Slow Dance on the Killing Ground' and 'Dutchman.' For 'American Buffalo,' I was the wrong color.

There are not very many opportunities for little people in the industry. There are small parts and character parts, but we don't get the girl-at-the-end-of-the-film kind of parts... but I was quite happy with what I was doing.

I'm in show business, and we have a long history here of making movies about law enforcement officers. If you're my age, and you're male, and you're trying to get work, you're going to run into those roles as opposed to having a long run of playing dancers.

A lot of actors seem to dislike typecasting these days. The funny thing is, that's a fairly recent development. It used to be that actors wanted to be typecast so audiences could remember them and identify with them.

I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom.

If your film and character are a hit, chances are you'll get typecast in that space.

I am getting better offers since directors feel that I am versatile and can be more than just a girl next door. I am also seriously trying not to be repetitive.

I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.

No, I am not looking at being a part of television in India, but I may consider movies, if I get to play a strong character.