I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the 'compassionate mother' or whatever.
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When I was first starting out, and I was less established, I was really concerned about being typecast.
I've said maybe too many times that I'd rather be typecast than not cast at all.
I don't really worry about being typecast much. I mean, everyone in Hollywood is typecast to a degree.
I have been typecast in my career, although the type changes with the decades.
Being typecast is the enemy of any actor, so if you can try to do something that flips on the head peoples' ideas of who you are or what you can do, that's my biggest aim.
I generally get challenged; I haven't been typecast, which is really, really, nice. It's not something that every actor gets, really. It's luxury. Most actors are capable of it, but they aren't afforded the opportunity to express their variety.
I've been fortunate enough in my career that I haven't been typecast at all.
I was not easy to cast, but also, I have never been typecast.
Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.
I never felt that I was typecast, but I was concerned about it. I certainly made an effort to take as many parts in theater and film that resisted that. If you only learn how to act a certain kind of role, it is very difficult to grow as an actor.