Quotes About Nationality

Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason.

Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.

My parents are Polish. I don't know anything about Italian-ness.

I'm just as happy to be Polish as I am to be German.

Even though I moved to Florida, I'm still Polish.

I don't care what political party is controlling China right now. All I know is we are all Chinese.

I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians.

It makes me really proud to be an Argentinean, to have the pope be Argentinian. Pope Francis has been incredible. My mother used to know him when he was in Argentina.

Many of Israel's Arabs, which see themselves as part of the Palestinian population, feel the pain of their brothers across the green line - a pain they feel the state of Israel is responsible for.

Just because something is English does not necessarily mean it is good. We make the best cheddar; we make great pasties. But we can't make very good brie or baguettes - and the French can't make pork pies.

I turned down an offer to represent Portugal.

I'm fully English, but Portugal is my home.

I am like all Portuguese people in that I admire Mourinho a lot.

I'm English. I've never said the opposite. I'm 100 per cent English. In Portugal it happens that a lot of Brazilians play for Portugal and they're not Portuguese.

We don't have 'posh' in Canada. It's just not a thing that exists.

Every country possesses, it seems, the sort of cuisine it deserves, which is to say the sort of cuisine it is appreciative enough to want.

I belong to Russian literature, but I am an American citizen, and I think it's the best possible combination.

For a brief moment, Ian Fleming made being an Englishman seem sexy, even to the French. He should have been awarded a knighthood, even possibly the Garter.

You know the way it is: sometimes Americans think of us as their backward little cousin. It's the whole shamrock, potatoes, famine, leprechaun thing, all that drunken paddies rubbish.

I very much consider myself British.

I just don't consider myself to be, you know, an American actor. I don't want that life.

The thing about Canada is, you're not really considered a Canadian actor unless you do something with the CBC.

I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not convincing as an American.

I don't know a country in the world that doesn't have borders and doesn't want to know who is coming into their country.