Quotes About Identity

They've changed the name from white supremacy to white separatists, to white nationalists, to alt-right. It's the same thing. A rose by any other name is still a rose.

Jesus was not born in a manger in central Pennsylvania. He was a man of color. And the fact that we have represented him for centuries literally as a white man speaks to the entire history of white supremacy.

The racial dynamics over here are fraught. White supremacy is overt. It's the reason I don't want to raise my kids here.

I think, for me, just trying to be the 'non-threatening black woman,' constantly being, like, super-bubbly! And relatable! It takes a lot of energy! The energy you have to put into playing into the system of white supremacy, so that you can be just given a chance.

White supremacy is deeply entrenched in our nation's DNA.

If you suffocate my blackness, you've got to realize that's supremacy.

I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.

Trump is the worst. I mean, he is like a shape shifter. You can't nail him down. It is like the last gasp, the last bastion of old white males, of white supremacy and hegemony.

There's no such thing as racial, non-white supremacy.

I made 'Supreme Clientele' what it is. Those are my stories, based around whatever they're based upon. It's me.

I've never considered Supreme to be a fashion company, or myself a designer.

The problem is, Mahadev is the Supreme Being, the Ultimate God. I've already played the Supreme Power. After one climbs the Himalayan peak, one can only go down from there. Any thing I do, any God I play would be a climb-down.

I'm not sure I'm adult yet.

I'm not a complete psychopath. Am I partially? Sure. I'll accept that. But I'm not a complete psychopath.

I'm a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it's probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected.

The thing that keeps me being a performer is my interest in society's obsession with identity, because I'm not sure that I really believe identity exists.

I'm not sure that acting is something for a grown man to be doing.

I've got Aussie country pride for sure. I just like where I grew up. I think you've got lots in common with the people who grew up the same as you.

It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it's solid so it's something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

I'm not sure people understand how important fashion is to me.

I am incredibly proud to be my father's daughter. There's no getting around that, and I'm not sure I'd ever want to.

I knew that the only way to get noticed would be by doing something that was not expected of me. I was sure I wouldn't get noticed if I continued to play the heroine in films like 'Chashme Baddoor.'

I'm nothing else but an artist, I'm sure, and delighted to be.