Quotes About Culture

I'm basically a homegrown American.

I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

Success in America - what I find with my homeland, nothing lasts very long. Europe is different. You're right there with them until you come back.

The strange dilemma of the 'ethnic-fiction' writer is that you are supposed to carry a banner for your homeland, be a voice for it, and educate the rest of the world about it, but I think that's far too onerous a burden for any writer to bear.

I live in New York. I go to dance class; I do theatre. When things are sent to me, if I like them, I push to do them. And I would absolutely love to do anything that's part of my dad's homeland.

Writing in English made me become a foreigner in my own country. It helped me create the necessary distance to my homeland.

'Homeland' is great.

Cuba is part of who I am. It is my family's homeland.

It's so interesting that when I finished 'The X-Files' in 2002, the - call it the political and cultural climate in America - was one of fear, and trust of government. Because we put ourselves in the hands of the authority who was going to protect us. And, you know, we gave up a lot of our liberties to Homeland Security, etc.

I think what I learned in research is that as Americans, we're very distrustful of anger. We're not sure if we should repress it. The idea that anger is supposed to be controlled is American, and we try to keep it out of our homes.

My home is here in Manchester now but my family home is in Brazil. With Belgium I feel like I have three homes.

Sometimes in Asian homes it is all about where we've come from, which is important too, but it is about where you live and where you're born and the people who are the same as you.

When I moved over to the States full time it was a culture shock. I had a great life over there, I really did, but I was always homesick. I always wanted to get home whenever I could.

After I've been in America for a while, I get homesick for Scotland.

My new hometown is America. But I live with my work.

There's always a certain kind of homework you have to do when there's an accent involved.

Let's be honest. Canada wasn't ever cool.

Honestly if I had the time, I would love to learn every language in the world. I love connecting to people. If I can't do it through language, I will try to do it through my music.

I honestly never really watch the Emmys.

I grew up in Honolulu.

Being a part of the Dark and Lovely family is an honor. As a dark and lovely girl, I love what they stand for, and I love that they make products for women of color.

I'm married to an American, and although we live in Europe, I think of myself as an honorary American.

I'm just so honored to be able to travel around the world and play songs.

Some Muslim children, both male and female, have little choice in who to marry, what to study, what their careers will be, and who they can socialise with. Their lives are constrained under the expectations of family 'honour.'