Top 88 Stereotypical Quotes

We seem to be the only software company for girls that is pushing science and getting away from stereotypical behavior.

I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that.

Women tend to judge other women harshly. We should be kinder to each other, accept that we’re all different and can make different choices. Not go for some kind of stereotypical idea that we’re perfect. Frankly, I’m not perfect.

The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I’d want my kid to be. The stereotypical gay woman makes me insecure, conscious of my failings as a feminist.

I don’t look like the stereotypical darts player, do I?

It’s one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity to question how ‘down’ I am because of the bleak, stereotypical picture pop culture has painted for me as a black woman? Unacceptable.

What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say, oh, that’s period. We didn’t want to do the stereotypical stuff.

My dad was not one of these stereotypical military people – buzz-cut, rah-rah-rah.

There’s a misconception that maybe I’m overly confident or a little vapid or that I am a stereotypical, bratty, spoiled girl who doesn’t have much to bring to the table other than how people perceive her physically.

I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains.

I think the least stereotypical gay character on television is probably Matt LeBlanc on ‘Episodes.’ He just plays it so straight-faced. They never talk about the fact that he’s such a huge gay person.

I’m such a stereotypical female learner in that I love social studies and love literature, and I always struggled with math and science.

We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator… Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.

Playing jazz in restaurants is too stereotypical.

I don’t look like the stereotypical darts player, do I?

I hear actors complain about being stereotyped, and a lot of the time, you have yourself to blame. Just don’t take the part if you feel like it’s a stereotypical part for you. You have control over your life. We don’t have the old studio system, where you have to do what they tell you.

There were so few examples of Asian or Asian-American lead characters on American TV or even in the movies. And the ones that have existed for so long were either stereotypical or offensive in some way, or just not reflective of the lives of people in the community.

I do enjoy a bit of the fantasy world that anime provides, but at the same time, I need the reality in it. I’m very much a stickler about the actual animation. I’m not into the cutesy, stereotypical animation with big eyes and a small chin. That annoys the hell out of me.

Because I sidestepped all the stereotypical roles, in a way I’ve made a career out of not being Asian – a lot of my roles weren’t written as Asian – so there’s an impulse in me that wants to take a U-turn and play a very grounded, real Asian character, maybe an immigrant.

I’d hate to think that the stereotypical American is someone who just says ‘Hi – bye’ in conversation. That’s how Europeans see us. And I’d like to think that not all of us are like that.

Shows in the ’70s and ’80s were a lot more provocative. Shows that are coming out now – like ‘Black-Ish,’ ‘The Carmichael Show’ – are showcasing people of color in a new way. It’s not stereotypical.

The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way – that’s something I don’t want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.

Drax isn’t your average stereotypical soldier/warrior/musclehead. He actually has some depth. It was a character that I wanted to play, not only because I love acting so much, but also, I needed to play to get people to actually take me seriously as an actor and get away from the pro wrestling label.

I’ve been blessed because every single role I’ve done has been an educated person. I’ve never done the stereotypical Latina, even though I have an accent – I’ve always been able to play educated people. That’s a good thing!

The public has heard the stereotypical love songs a million times, and they’ve heard the stereotypical life-or-death songs millions of times. It’s good to mix it up a little bit.

I turned down a lot of parts, and I ate a lot of canned tuna for dinner because I was just like, ‘No, I don’t want to do that; no, that’s awful.’ But sticking to my guns paid off, and I can look back now and be proud that I refused to take any stereotypical Asian parts.

I come from a dancing background, and I know it’s stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn’t comfortable speaking to people.

There are now superhero movies fronted by women, and I think directors generally are moving away from that stereotypical woman’s role that is just about being flirted with by a man before falling into his arms.

I’m a Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic. It’s a humorous way for me to describe that I’m not stereotypical.

You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we’re playing a bad guy is we get into bad guy mode. You know what, man? In real life, bad people do good things too and good people do bad things. So you don’t necessarily have to be the stereotypical bad guy to still do bad things.

Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has that whole ‘Screw you, I’m awesome for what I do’ attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of.

They wanted to make her less rural, less of a cartoon. Not that Southern woman are cartoonish – they’re the strongest women in this country, but with Val they wanted to take the stereotypical things out.

Well not really to get attention, but to entertain, but you know to show some elements of rural life as well, it kind of blended all in, its kind of like a mockery in a sense, kind of stab back at people that have those stereotypical ideas of the south.

I guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap.

I think the Hindi film heroine is stereotypical. It is nice to have an opportunity to have that freedom to not to do that anymore.

I’m South American, and growing up in New York, I had the total stereotypical way of thinking of what Texas was about. I’m like, Texas. Big. Cows. Cowboys. Cowboy hats and cowboy boots. And barbeque.

There were so few examples of Asian or Asian-American lead characters on American TV or even in the movies. And the ones that have existed for so long were either stereotypical or offensive in some way, or just not reflective of the lives of people in the community.

I don’t really have routines or follow what my coaches tell me or how people want me to be: this stereotypical ‘sleep on time and set good examples’ person. I don’t really know what setting a good example is.

You don’t need to be a stereotypical basketball player to be successful. You can be yourself. You can kick it with artists, you can kick it with nerds.

I may look like the stereotypical, prototypical wrestler, but I’ve always wanted this my whole life.

Canberra was my home for many years, and there’s a lot to love about it. It has a small population with a strong sense of community and is top-heavy with interesting, highly educated, socially progressive people – the opposite of the stereotypical image of dull public servants.

You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we’re playing a bad guy is we get into bad guy mode. You know what, man? In real life, bad people do good things too and good people do bad things. So you don’t necessarily have to be the stereotypical bad guy to still do bad things.

I’m a sci-fi fan, but a lot of the sci-fi you’re getting is the same. It’s very stereotypical.

Facebook lets me be lazy the way a man in a stereotypical 1950s office can be lazy. Facebook is the digital equivalent of my secretary, or perhaps my wife, yelling at me not to forget to wish someone a happy birthday or to inform me I have a social engagement this evening.

I don’t want to be that stereotypical black girl that’s mad all the time.

I think I was more just not comfortable with saying it. I was also in denial. I was like, ‘I’m not gay, am I?’ Cause I think, also the fact that I didn’t fit the stereotypical mold of what a lesbian is supposed to be or act, I was just this girl that nobody would have expected.

Young people are often portrayed in a very negative and stereotypical manner.

I’m not a stereotypical gay man but I am a gay man as much as anyone else.

I’m just trying to put my feet into different characters and not play the stereotypical type thing, to let me grow as an actor.

I had this stereotypical view that black people apart from me probably threw stones and lived in huts.