Sentences with phrase «like typecasting»
But Tahir built up his chops by acting in plays while waiting for film and television roles to trickle in, and turning down parts when they felt too much like typecasting.
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He adds: «I feel like this is going to 100 % typecast me as an entrepreneur forever — he's the guy who can't make anything but games.»
Well, yesterday Variety published a video of Washington talking with comedian Aziz Ansari (who deals directly with issues like minority typecasting in his show, Master of None), in which she told the story of being fired from two TV pilots because she wasn't «hood» or «urban» enough.
Like many early meat alternative brands, it was relegated to a corner in the refrigerated case of supermarkets and health food stores, «typecast as being just for «alternative» diets,» says Lahrman.
Frustrated with Disney's tendency to typecast its princesses as straight size, Michelle Elman, a 24 - year - old body - confidence coach from London, England, (aka @ScarredNotScared) and Amy Wooldridge, a 27 - year - old body - positive advocate from Chelmsford, England, (aka @amyeloisew) recently dressed up as the kind of characters they'd like to see more of and posted the photos on Instagram this week:
The lead actors are typecast, with Ferrell being goofy SNL - style, Vince Vaughn doing the loudmouth jackass thing he did so well in Swingers and Made and Luke Wilson acting as the straight man like in Bottle Rocket or Legally Blonde, but the refreshing thing is how the three play off each other.
Any more roles like this and she could end up being typecast.
Kurt Russell heads an ensemble cast comprised primarily of character actors, including the likes of Wilford Brimley (before he became typecast as a folksy grandpa), Richard Dysart (who would later become a regular in the TV series L.A. Law), Keith David, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, and Charles Hallahan.
Id love to see seth rogen break away from the comedian typecast much like Jesse Eisenberg and Jonah Hill before.
Sally Hawkins is pure window dressing, having nothing of consequence to do at all, and Elizabeth Olsen has found herself in another uninteresting damsel in distress role (it's like the distressing moments of Martha Marcy May Marlene and Silent House typecast her in the completely wrong direction).
Everyone here transcends their typecasting, including slacker balladeers Mark and Jay Duplass, who make a bid for mainstream success (two words: car chase) without precisely abandoning their idiosyncrasies, such as their camcorder - honed / derived aesthetic — which establishes a cinematic grammar that allows for shabby but essential angles like a shot of Segel's hair poking up from behind a vending machine.
The character perfectly personified every single actor and actress like Adam West, Clayton Moore, and Gary Coleman who was typecast and disposed of when their popularity vanished.
But Tammy's slovenliness, minimum - wage job, and obvious lack of education — she doesn't know what «pattern» means — contrast sharply with details like the good housekeeping of her home, Faxon's zombie - like unflappability, and the mis - typecasting of Allison Janney in soccer - ready Solondz mode as her mom.
Of course Keaton never hit rock bottom like his character did, but the movie gives you a glimpse what hardships that actors like Adam West, Clayton Moore, and other typecast actors and actresses struggled with when their star stopped burning bright.
In our conversation, he talks about his early days in theater; being fired from his first film, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise since it was the notorious flop Heaven's Gate; making Platoon, which turned out to be his first Oscar nomination; trying to avoid typecasting as a villain; and being in a mega-hit like Spider - Man.
Getting Sonic Youth to do the soundtrack for Olivier Assayas's cerebral neothriller demonlover was perfect typecasting - this beautifully splintered exploration of point - and - click behavior guided by malevolent remote control fits the group like a binding latex bodysuit.
Does someone like Hideo Kojima deserve to be typecast?
When it comes to Cadillac, many luxury buyers are like my neighbor Chris: They're still stuck in the 1990s, typecasting Cadillac sedans as white - walled whales bought only by...
Like an actor typecast after a blockbuster, an author who has a best - selling series right out of the gate can have difficulty emerging from its shadow.