Breaking Molds Quotes

I'm trying to fight typecasting as hard as I can, while I have time.

Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast.

Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.

I understand that, being born with a certain face, people want to see me in certain roles. But one needs to break that image by doing different kinds of films.

Portraying this character [Diwata] has really given me an opportunity to get in touch with that side of myself, which I haven't been for a few years. And I do know what it's like to be different from people around you and not fit into the prototypical mold of what America sort of thinks a girl "should be."

I am conscious about not getting typecast, but obviously I have to keep picking up great roles so that I don't get typecast.

Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in 'La Bamba' or another dramatic film and think, 'Okay, that's what Lou does.' But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project.

I like to keep breaking the typecast and cliches.

People say you're trapped in this genre. You're a horror guy. I say wait a minute - I'm able to say exactly what I think. I'm able to talk about, comment about, take snapshots of what's going on at the time. I don't feel trapped. I feel like this is my way of being able to express myself.

I hate being typecast and I don't want to do things that are boring for me because it would be boring for the viewers as well.

I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.

It ain't easy to break out of a mold, but if you do your work, people will ultimately see what you're capable of. Too often, people find it easier to make assumptions and stick with what they believe. They put you in a place and it makes their job easier. The good people constantly search for something different.

There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't played, and to break out of that box, the most interesting stuff is television.