Quotes About Identity

It's hard to say what you learn acting a part. You find bits and pieces of yourself that are inside the character you play. You locate the relatable aspects of that character to your own life. So, in a way, every part you play forces you to discover things about yourself you might not have learned otherwise.

We could be like a lot of consumer brands that start blogs after they start their business. But in our case, I think Glossier is still very much a content company. I think about our products themselves as pieces of content.

I love guys who have roots. Paul Pierce has roots embedded in Boston.

The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears.

To me, Jefferson Pierce represented every side of me. I knew that I would be able to flesh him out.

If the only thing that was interesting about Jefferson Pierce is that he is African-American, I don't think we'd have much of a show.

I am lighter than Paul Pierce.

I've had everything pierced at some point.

I didn't even have pierced ears. They put four holes in each ear, and, weirdly, that hurt the most.

To be accused of ignoring my roots is pig ignorant.

I once read that I had six kids and was a pig farmer. That's not entirely accurate.

I think we try to categorise people, put them in pigeon holes, I think we get into all sorts of difficulties.

People like to pigeonhole you.

People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.

I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me.

People did pigeonhole me.

I never pigeonhole myself into any religion, but I feel it has found me. I am trying to make sense of it... the essence of the Mathangi concept.

When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.

People, especially press, want to pigeonhole you.

I haven't ever been stereotyped or pigeonholed or put into a box.

A lot of times, women are pigeonholed.

I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I became.

You can get pigeonholed in Hollywood and people think of you in a certain way.

I get pigeonholed into type-A personality characters, but I'm really not type A. I'm kind of a spaz.