Quotes About Identity

I was wearing blush when I was in third grade, so honestly, I just grew up with people who accepted me.

As kids, we all thought Bob Marley was Maori.

My hair is an untidy bob. I am very dark, but I embellish the roots because I am white in one clump.

I'm not Bob; there will never be another Bob Marley; nobody can compete, including myself.

I didn't know who Bob Geldof or Richard Branson were and I thought Dublin was part of England.

If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.

I sounded like Bob Dylan for about five minutes, and it was blown out of all proportion.

It sounds lonely being Bob Dylan, because Bob Dylan likes being around other Bob Dylans, and there are not many other Bob Dylans around.

Women's bodies have become a real battleground for politics.

I think people just don't respect women's bodies in general, the bodies of women of color in general.

Women are not a doormat. We are equivalent to men. It is just that we have different bodies and different biological needs.

I want people to realize that they aren't their bodies. They are something more than their bodies.

I wish I could change bodies and destinies.

I kill myself for my body.

Body image has a lot to do with where you're coming from personally.

I want everyone to recognize and know me. I don't want bodyguards. I want to be able to go out into the masses.

I've tried not to get too bogged down by what people want you to be.

My mother had a cotillion, but she wanted to be bohemian.

Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era where that could have cost her life.

I want lesbians to be inspired and to feel comfortable with who they are and walk boldly in that.

Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations.

I don't look at it as Hollywood or Bollywood, but, of course, my roots are here, and at the end of the day, it's about your roots. You can't take India out of me.

I don't want to be a top Bollywood actress. That's not what is driving me.

Bollywood? Me? No way.