Diversifying Portfolio Quotes

The movies that I've done in the past, everybody's been like, 'Cam always gets away in a movie playing Cam.' So, like, I'm trying to step outside the box a little bit just to show my range in acting.

I try not to get typecast in any role, any image. I feel I can do justice to every kind of role, so why not make the best of it? See, commercial films alone can get you only so far. If you want to last as an actress, then you have to put in that extra bit of investment by doing off-beat films, too.

I don't want to get in a one-character rut.

I have never left the Tamil film industry and have always maintained that I'm open to good projects. I have not restricted myself to any one industry.

I don't see myself making comedies always.

I don't want to only play the leading man for the rest of my career.

I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as an actor, and I would even say as a celebrity or icon, to some fans. I want to show that I'm not Terminator.

As an actor, I do not want to stick to a particular route.

I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can.

I would like to do some non-film stuff.

I was doing well for myself and wanted to play different roles and not just be happy portraying glamorous characters.

I have done too many movies but too little variety.

I've observed some surprise in the reactions so far from people who were not aware that FromSoftware does other things besides 'Souls.' This serves as a reminder to me that we have an established reputation - and that we should work on different games so we can be more flexible and build a broader profile.

I have never tried to bind myself in some kind of an image on screen. I have always tried to do different things.

I was looking to show people I could act. I was looking for something that would take me away from the whole hunk riding off into the sunset thing that people wanted me to play after Brown Sugar.

I've done a lot of serious roles, but they're, like, independent, so it's harder for them to come out. The big ones have been comedies, but I would love to get a big drama to let people see the other side of me, that I am a serious actress.

Right from my first movie, I have tried hard to make sure I am not typecast.

I want to take up work in different genres.

I have friends who say, 'I don't want to do period now because I have done a period piece and I need to wait for two years' - I don't have that.

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

My agent Sue realised after 'Cold Feet' that I could have spent the rest of my life doing similar roles. So she was instrumental in moving me away from that.

I have been offered roles in other things, so it's just about making sure I make my decisions wisely because I don't really want to be typecast.

We'll see what I do after 'Badlands' to show audiences that I have more in my repertoire besides martial arts.

I haven't done period dramas back-to-back, or really anything back-to-back. You get asked to do what you're most recently famed for, so I'm careful of not repeating myself.

If you're looking to freelance, just get as many gigs going as you can, and you can make it work... It's about getting as many side projects as possible, keeping as many balls in the air as you can, and what you're doing, basically, is diversifying your portfolio, with the same kinds of rewards. One falls through, and you still have another one to work on.