Quotes About Identity

In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor.

I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit.

I wouldn't change anything about myself. Not because I'm being cocky or anything, but because this is who I am, and I'm proud of who I am.

I was sometimes called 'coconut' when I was at school.

And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.

I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written 'normal,' which is just code for white.

'Miele' is a code name for a girl who has a double life.

I've been told that I wasn't Latino enough, which was code for 'street' enough.

I'm Jewish, and so religion, to me, is a kind of moral code and a kind of history.

I'm not a coffee drinker, so my drink is kind of like a girlie skim chai latte. I'm not proud of it, but it's really good.

I've become a functioning cog in the machine called The Roots, but in my youth I was comin' from a more braggadocious, egotistical perspective.

It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.

I've got a coin with my face on it. It is really bizarre.

We want to be considered a band, like Maroon 5 or Coldplay.

I've been fortunate enough to pick the brands that I collaborate with based on if they feel authentic to me and if it's on-brand with what I am doing.

I have a magnificent chin and a long, odd-shaped face. As a result, I always look better in collars.

I'm still blue collar in my heart. It comes from strong Long Island family roots.

What you collect is the ultimate impartation of who you are. It's the archive of your identity - it's what you leave behind.

What you collect says so much about who you are.

I'm not really as cool and collected as 'Mrs. Funnybones', but she is the woman I want to be.

When I do my collection, it is in a way my own story.

Every player brings something from their own culture into the collective.

I think culture and art tell you what the soul of a nation is, and if we continue to chip away at the arts we are actually chipping away at our collective soul.

I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.