Pigeonholed Quotes

I think cubism has not fully been developed. It is treated like a style, pigeonholed and that's it.
David Hockney

Style, Treated, Cubism

Actors do tend to get pigeonholed. People want to know who you are so they can put you in a box. It's lovely to be known for such diametrically opposite roles.
Tom Hiddleston

Put, Lovely, Known

I don't want to get pigeonholed.
Miranda Lambert

I embrace my blackness, just as I do my conservatism and my Christianity, but I don't want to be defined or pigeonholed by any one of the many elements that make up my character.
J. C. Watts

Character, Elements, Embrace

The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed.
Vin Diesel

Yeah, there's a tendency to get pigeonholed in Hollywood.
Mark Ruffalo

Hollywood, Yeah, Tendency

I've never been pigeonholed and I've experienced so many different kinds of skin - what man will do and won't do, what you should do and shouldn't do. This is what's exciting about being an actor; where philosophy majors sit in classrooms or write books about human behavior, we're actually acting them out in front of cameras.
Ron Perlman

Human, Philosophy, Different

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.
Sam Mendes

Through, Against, Used

It's beyond my control who's going to cast me or how you're going to pigeonholed, so for me, it's just I want to keep doing different things because I want to get better, so hopefully I'll be hired to do them.
Bradley Cooper

Control, Different, Keep

I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air.
Kristen Bell

Women, Romantic, Nice

I'm not so widely known that I'm going to be pigeonholed.
Jeri Ryan

I have complete freedom, and there's no way to get pigeonholed or bored. What could be better than that?
Richard Marx

Freedom, Bored, Complete

I've tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed.
David Alan Grier

Tried, Define, Actively

You can get pigeonholed in Hollywood and people think of you in a certain way.
Luke Wilson

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

Mind, Afraid, Getting

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play.
Lance Reddick

Play, Word, Characters

People call me for the ballads. Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's really interesting and really fun. It's my favourite part of the job, writing.
Sia Furler

Fun, Job, Writing

As an actor, you know, I love not being pigeonholed, which is great. No one really knows who I am. So that's a positive.
Kathryn Hahn

Love, Great, Positive

I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I became.
Rachel Ward

Wanted, Bit, Actress

When actors get pigeonholed, that's their own doing to a large degree. Because if you do something that people like, obviously they're going to ask you to do it again. It's up to you to say no. If you're that insecure about working, you'll probably do what you're known to do.
John Larroquette

Working, Insecure, Again

I don't like to be pigeonholed; I don't like when people won't see me for something because they don't think I can do it. I always feel like, at least give me the shot.
Khandi Alexander

Give, Won, Shot

I'm beginning to get pigeonholed as the girl who plays the crazies and weirdoes - and that's not the entirety of who I am. Hopefully, the whole point of being in this profession is that you change into anyone you want to be.
Fairuza Balk

Change, Girl, Whole

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