Quotes About Belonging

We moved to Australia for two years though and that was a little bit tough trying to fit in.

Well, I grew up between Holland and Israel and then moved to France when I was eleven.

I remember, growing up, you didn't wear an England shirt. The English flag was very much - and still is, to some extent - associated with the far-right movements of the 1980s that I grew up around.

'Rocky Horror' is not a movie - it's a movement. It is a made by the fans, and it is what it is because of what the fans have done.

I feel I belong in the movie business and I belong in the security business. It's a natural for me.

I think, probably, the place that I feel I most belong is a movie set.

Even in movies like 'Superbad,' they're all lovable kids.

Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few years people would say, 'Well, she's living in the United States, but she's Russian.'

When you've been Bayern for so long and it's your second home, moving away from here is not easy.

My father was always saying we were Serbs, but I didn't pay much attention.

Montreal is just so multicultural and ethnic and diverse, and it's what makes us special. I say 'us' like I still live there, but I still do feel like a Montrealer.

I come from a multicultural family.

In Australia, we cling on to whatever culture we have. We're such a multicultural country.

When we were growing up we were all asked to accept ourselves as British citizens, and I still hold on to this idea that multicultural Britain is possible.

Multiculturalism isn't just a buzzword; it's not just something to debate - I am multiculturalism.

There are multiple levels of 'we' and multiple groups that can constitute this idea of who we are. We need to be aware of who we are including and excluding.

I look completely like my mum. She's very foreign, very Jewish.

My father came to England from India in 1957, and my mum came in 1960.

I've never not felt Maori, ever. And because of the era I grew up in, I was never not seen as that. I would walk down the street with Mum and Dad and people would say, 'Look, there's a little Maori girl.'

Initially, I was scared of living alone in a big city like Mumbai, which is nothing like Bangalore. I'm more comfortable now; it feels like a home away from home.

Mumbai is where my heart is. This is home.

I love being in Mumbai and want to continue being here.

I am a full Parsi born and brought up in South Mumbai.

Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.