Aunjanue Ellis Quotes

As an actor, it's up to you to show that you can do something else. For me, the interesting actors don't always go where you expect to find them.

I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.

Now I don't want to feel cornered as an actor, because I've got a wider range than that.

Television allowed me to kick the Hollywood habit of typing an actor in certain roles.

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

I love being the character actor. I get to stretch my muscles a little more.

I've definitely been typecast, but I have time to do other things and I was glad to have the chances I did.

I have a problem with the term 'leading man.' It's so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone. Obviously, we have anti-heroes now, but if we're talking about the two tropes - character actor and leading man - I would so rather be a character actor. That's why I have a career.

I am really happy that even though I am stuck in the comedy genre I have not been typecast. I am still getting to experiment a lot with my characters, which is a boon.

I don't want to be typecast as a heroine doing just glamorous roles.

I can't imagine not playing Wynonna, because I get to play so many different things. In any given episode, I get drama and comedy and horror and all the notes of life, and very few shows or movies give you that opportunity.

Every actor wants to change things up a bit. You don't want to be pigeonholed, and not just because of what the industry might think.

If you do something and it proves to be a success, then people go 'get him to do that type of thing again, but only slightly different'. Either you do that or you go 'No! I want to play a leprous, lesbian dwarf from Guatemala!' But those parts just aren't coming to me.

I want to be able to create characters for as long as I can and I want to tell stories for as long as I can but unfortunately I'm not given those opportunities because I'm often boxed into the former category...

It's a good thing to be typecast, isn't it?

I think part of what I love about being an actor is getting to take on different worlds and investigate different genres and travel to different lands.

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

I essentially started out with a Western series for WildStorm/DC but didn't want to be perceived as a 'Western artist.' I did a couple of super-hero things at Marvel but didn't want to be one of those guys, either. I loved all these genres and wanted to play in a very big toy box. Enter 'Planetary.'

I'm usually the bad guy, you know, but I do a lot of different genres of acting.

I don't like this concept of second role, small role. It is a story, at the end of the day. If I am suitable for a character, I am glad to reflect that through my choice of films.

People have certain expectations from me, and I want to do different characters.

I've always played variety of roles and don't want to get typecast.

I would love to do different kind of roles and genres.

No doubt an actress has to do varied roles. But I don't want myself to be typecast as an actress who can only do off-beat ventures.

I don't think I am restricting myself to doing only comedy; I am hoping that someone offers me something else.