Quotes About Belonging

I consider myself an embodiment of the American dream: an all-American Indian.

And that is something I've heard from many people who immigrate is that when they go back to their home countries, in a way, they think they're going to be embraced and completely feel like they've come home. This disconcerting thing is when you go back there and you feel more foreign than you ever have.

New York has always embraced me.

I have an emotional attachment with the people of Rampur.

At the end of the day, you can't take my love for my people away.

Sometimes, the hate that I endure is not necessarily about me but about the space I'm in.

Much of my work is engaged with 'America' - the idea of America.

England will be home for me. It always has been and always will be.

I left my country because I was forced to, and I do not think that I am going to lose my language because I live in England.

I can't leave England.

Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.

The only people who should play for England are English people.

I'm a proud Brit and a proud Englishman.

If I go to England, they know I'm not an Englishman, but most Americans think I'm English.

A man without a family has nothing from life. I need my family in order to enjoy life when things are going well. And when things are not going well, they give me support.

My entire life has been inspired by how my family has made me feel.

My entire life goal was to be accepted by everyone. I think that's what I wanted the most. I never got it.

I realize that the love I never got from my family, I've looked for in the most wrong places my entire life.

I didn't think anybody else in the entire world looked like me.

I know my own heart to be entirely English.

The stories I always see about a first-generation kid trying to erase where they came from, or trying to just be white, I would watch those shows or movies and I was like, 'I don't get this.' This isn't how I feel.

I love America the way I love my family - I was born into it. And there's no escape out of it.

It's really hard to escape where you were brought up. Not that I would ever want to escape it.

The essence of Yungblud is connection. That's all I want to do: connect with people.