"It's a Fox thing, the bad-boy image. They're trying to type me out. There are worse things in life, you know. I'm just really excited about the opportunity!"
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Then comes the tactical shrug: “There are worse things in life, you know.” It’s humility as PR, a preemptive disarm. He’s telling the audience, the network, and the casting ecosystem: I’m not ungrateful, I’m not difficult, don’t punish me for noticing the game. That’s the actor’s survival language - critique wrapped in geniality.
The final pivot, “I’m just really excited about the opportunity,” seals the bargain. Even if the image is imposed, he’ll convert it into momentum. The subtext is ambition under constraint: he’ll accept the packaging as long as it buys him access, and he’s keenly aware that in TV-era stardom (especially under a network like Fox), your “type” can be your paycheck and your prison at the same time.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
McKenzie, Ben. (2026, February 18). It's a Fox thing, the bad-boy image. They're trying to type me out. There are worse things in life, you know. I'm just really excited about the opportunity! FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-fox-thing-the-bad-boy-image-theyre-trying-75602/
Chicago Style
McKenzie, Ben. "It's a Fox thing, the bad-boy image. They're trying to type me out. There are worse things in life, you know. I'm just really excited about the opportunity!" FixQuotes. February 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-fox-thing-the-bad-boy-image-theyre-trying-75602/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It's a Fox thing, the bad-boy image. They're trying to type me out. There are worse things in life, you know. I'm just really excited about the opportunity!" FixQuotes, 18 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-fox-thing-the-bad-boy-image-theyre-trying-75602/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.



