Quotes About Identity

People aren't expecting me to look how I do. But that's one of the main reasons it works so well: the surprise factor.

I think as an actor you've got to try to preserve some of your mystery so that there's still an element of surprise about where characters come from.

I love doing characters that surprise people and showing what I am, which is an actor, first and foremost.

It's awesome to have the fans come up and say, 'Hey, Duck, what's up?' When people call me Devlin, it catches me by surprise.

I thought going in that I had to have this very broad, very palatable sensibility that works for everybody, but then the stuff that I'm the most proud of, and probably even got the most success from, was outwardly an expression of queerness or gayness. That's been a nice surprise.

I always get recognised and that always takes me by surprise. Its not something I ever expect or get used to.

A lot of people tell me, once they get to know me, that they're surprised that I'm nothing like they think I'll be.

People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth.

English people are always surprised I'm English.

Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

I was probably 14 or 15 when I was first on stage at school doing 'Measure for Measure.' I immediately felt it was a great way of expressing oneself at a moment when I didn't think I could express myself, really. I suddenly had access to this range of emotions and thoughts and feelings that were there in me. I was surprised by that.

I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.

When I got married, my mother was very surprised. She said: 'What on earth is going on? I thought you were gay?'

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

Looking back, I'm surprised I had the nerve to do it, but I'm glad I did. Performing the songs and performing in film was just a part of my personality, just like football and boxing at one point in my life. I was able to lose myself in both of them, and that was a good feeling.

I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get surprised when non-Indians recognise my music.

I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.

People do notice me - I'm always so surprised. When I dyed my hair blond for 'Suburgatory,' people would still recognize me from 'The Last Song,' when I had red hair, and I didn't even recognize myself.

Sexa as a character was fun to play. My mother couldn't even recognise me in the get-up of an older guy. In fact, it surprised me also. It's easily one of the most special characters I have ever played.

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years.

Sometimes I'm surprised people even know who I am.

But people who do not know me are surprised to see me as a real person I guess.