Role Restriction Quotes

Having a persona people recognize, it's the thing that probably gets you paid the most - but it's also the thing that virtually every actor in the world doesn't want. 'Cause, like, no one would believe me if I wanted to play something ultra-realistic, like a gangster or something.

I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn.

It was great to be able to play a hero in 'The Magnificent Seven' in a film industry where Asian actors are often limited to playing a villain.

Being pigeonholed is the death of all actors.

Why did the little girls grow crippled While the little boys grow strong The boys allowed to come of age The girls just came along The girls were told sing harmonies The boys could all sing songs That's why little girls grew crippled While little boys grew strong.

There are roles that I can't do.

I like to relish words and sentences, and phraseology, and there's not much facility for that [playing Maigret].

It's nice to be thought of as attractive and all of that. On the other hand, it curtails you somewhat, too. They won't let me read for 'West Wing,' just to play, you know, a normal person. Or 'ER,' to play a doctor - the things I'm actually good at. I mean, I'm pretty good on foreign policy - they won't even let me come read for that.

I was well aware of the fact that once you appeared in Doctor Who as something else, you were ruled out for the part of the Doctor: that was a kind of well known thing in the business.

Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.

The parts I enjoy playing aren't really available to me. So I have to write them.

Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.

If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.

The thing is, the studio then forget that you're an actor and that you can do other things, and so since they pay you for that, they don't want you to do anything else.

I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat.