Quotes About Identity

In my own professional career, I've tried to establish my own identity and my own track record so that if I were to entertain a run for office, there would be my own track record for voters to look at.

I mean, I got reelected in 2016. Donald Trump took Montana by 20 points. I won by four. Twenty-five to 30% of my voters voted for Donald Trump. And that's not, for me, changing who I am.

You know, because of my military background, I talk to voters who for the first two minutes think I'm a Republican.

Voters do not choose candidates because of their ideological fit. They choose them because of their cultural fit.

I don't think I'll ever get used to seeing my face next to Jake Gyllenhaal's.

You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help.

I love the Seekers, they're part of me, and always will be.

You cannot be seeking yourself when you're making money.

You don't ever want to seem less than a person.

When I'm done playing, when I seem like I'm retiring, I don't love the game anymore.

People seem to know more about me than I do.

I can be me, and people seem quite happy with that.

For me, Mexploitation seemed like something that should have existed, but didn't.

I've lived through what seems to most - and myself - many lives.

I just don't want to be seen as a strong person.

I don't want to be just seen as a character, because that can get exhausting after a while.

Once the world sees you as that one thing, and the better you are at that thing, the more you can only be that thing.

I don't know how Hollywood sees me.

I'm bicultural, and everyone sees me as a Latina, but in my head I see myself as both Latina and American.

I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.

All in all, Donald Trump appeals to people who want to be seen the way that Donald Trump sees them.

There's two Michaels: there's, like, my Michael. And the Michael that everyone else sees. Michael the entertainer.

While in other films I've always played a character, 'Naach' sees me playing a personality.

You cannot mean everything to all segments of the markets. You cannot have a brand straddling too many meanings.