Ian Mckellen Quotes

We live our lives based on who we think we are.

Identity is this incredible invisible force that controls your whole life. It's invisible, like gravity is invisible, but it controls your whole life.

I've lived a lot of my life in London, so I often feel that I am a Londoner.

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.

I happen to be a 64-year-old woman who lives in Manhattan, so on and so forth, but am I the sum total of my sort of bodily coordinates? Well, of course not.

I've never, ever labeled myself.

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.

I couldn't imagine living my life with another name.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

I don't feel like a Londoner.

I still think of myself as a Bostonian.

I don't really identify myself as white or African-American. I'm just me. I'm Madison.

I don't view myself as a 'trans actor' or a 'trans model.' I mean, I am - it's part of who I am - but it's not something that solely defines me.

I love tennis. But even if I become the greatest of all time, I still don't only want to be defined by tennis. I'm my own person. And I want to be remembered as I really am.

Some people want to define themselves, and they should, as it's part of their identity. For me personally, I've never really had a label for myself.

I just don't think the title 'MJ's daughter' fits me.

Nobody else can tell you what you are.

I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me.

I want people to understand why I'm not 'P1' or 'P2.'

I have always thought of myself as being Northern Irish because that's what I am.

I'd like to be known as something more than a girl who goes to lunch with her girl friends and goes shopping.

This is not me, WWE doesn't define who Ashley is.

I don't really consider myself a center.

When we're growing up and being teenagers, oftentimes you try so hard to define yourself. You try to create an image of yourself because you don't really know who you are yet. And that can be kind of limiting because you forget that there are actually so many different sides of identity. And it's important to recognize that everyone is completely different.