I should probably confess that I get bored easily, which explains my reluctance to work with formula, tropes, whatever.
I don't want to play the same character again and again, because I'd get bored. If I get bored, so will the audience.
I can't keep myself from playing roles. The emotionless decadent, looking for diversion from boredom, is a favorite.
I think anyone who has a job in the entertainment industry that is ongoing and then decides they get bored and doesn't want to do it anymore is foolish!