Quotes About Identity

It is necessary for him who would endure existence with patience that he should conceive himself to be something - that he should be persuaded he is not a cipher in the muster-roll of man.

I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded, and now, well - I can only do it my way.

The name of Peru was not known to the natives.

I was born in Peru, and we moved to Scotland when I was 15, but I've not lived here for a long time. But I would always say that I am Scottish, and Scotland is as close to a home as I have.

Yes, I'm proud to be indigenous. I'm half-Quechua-Huachipaeri from Peru.

I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse.

I am a huge pessimist, and I think that's just the east-coast Jew in me.

Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.

One of my pet peeves is when people think that pop guys go country when they can't make it in pop anymore.

I have a lot of trouble understanding how people see me as a celebrity. I work 14 hours a day, and then I just want to talk to my family, see the people I love, pet my dog, and go to bed. I'm not looking to be best friends with or emulate a celebrity.

My college friends call me Karu, which is the worst. Only in our country can we make a short form for a short name. But otherwise, I've never had a pet name all my life. But now, in official meetings, someone will call me KJo. And I'll judge that person in my head. Just call me Karan.

If the Beastie Boys and the Beach Boys and Pet Shop Boys can stay boys, so can we.

I don't mind being called Maddy at all, but I mind the closeness that you assume you get by calling me by my pet name. So merely by calling me Maddy, I don't give you the authority to come and put your hand around my shoulder.

I hate those articles - this is a pet peeve of mine - like move over X, here's the new Y. And it's just like, X didn't become obsolete because there's a person doing a similar thing. You also don't have to be like the new old-thing, you're just the current you-thing.

Everyone calls me Bruno; they don't ever call me Peter - that was just my government name.

It got so that I couldn't play anything but a Peter Lorre character.

I want to be on set and die hearing those words: Where's Peter?

There's no Peter York Foundation, and you're no one without one.

There are two metaphors for Mario the person and not Mario the footballer. I think I am a man, but I don't believe I need to say it. But I could also be Peter Pan because I do things my own way and I am free. So, yes, maybe I should say that I am Peter Pan - although I am much more of a man.

I remember my first review in London said I was the next Peter Brook. I said: 'No way. I'm not Peter Brook. I don't have the maturity, the experience, the intelligence. Don't burden me.'

I loved Peter Sellers whenever he played an Indian.

People forget I'm that old. They still think it's 1988, when I was 26. They think I'm Peter Pan!

I might not be very approachable because through my whole life, from when I was eight years old, I had people camping behind my goal and hearing the whispers, 'It's Peter Schmeichel's son.'

My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh.