Quotes About Identity

My only crime is breathing and existing.

I'm a London boy, born and bred, and I'll be there for as long as I can.

I still remember my days in Komarock estate, the days when it was all normal, and even though I am born and bred in Belgium, I could easily fit in and feel like any other Kenyan.

I am High Wycombe born and bred.

Anonymity breeds meanness.

Too much of the Brexit rhetoric is based on the desire to go out and re-create Empire.

I can't really walk down the street as Brian Badonde without someone going, 'Bwark.'

My name is Brian and I am a troll. An internet troll.

I'm my own man. I'm Brian Flores.

It's just dumb that people think that. 'Why did you help that guy up after you tackled him?' Because I wanted to. What's the big deal? 'Butkus would have never done that.' Well, I'm not Dick Butkus. I'm Brian Urlacher, and sometimes I help people up.

I was born in Egypt, and my family moved to London when I was seven. I grew up mostly in Clapham, where I also went to school after a brief stint in Whitechapel.

My kids are pretty secure, bright, and know who they are.

The thing about fame is, you want it your whole life, but no matter how bright you are, no one ever asks themselves why they want fame. You never really know what it is until you have it. You can never tangibly feel your own fame.

I wear a lot of black, floaty things, but I've got lots of bright, flowery stuff, too.

You don't have to be in the brightest, shiniest state of being an individual to feel like you're exceptional.

Drag is about asserting your power and your brilliance and your importance.

The really great brands live on this idea of bringing something that's truly authentic - and then building around that. It's not about trying to be something as much as it being who you are in the best light possible.

I learned that the acting I really like is when the actors did a lot of bringing themselves, and where they're at at the moment, to the character.

Bringing your whole self to work is the mantra for me as I sit in my office and do the work, and it's also the mantra as I look out at the community that I'm trying to brand for Uber.

We can remember what brings us together as a country.

I think every actor brings something personal to a role, right?

Every character brings new light to a different part of myself, which is something I love about every role I get to play.

I'd love to be part Apache Indian. But I'm from Bristol. No Apaches there mate.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.