Karla Crome Quotes

I've always been more in touch with my Ecuadorian side. I speak Spanish.

I've never hidden the fact that I'm Jamaican; I will never disown my roots or influences.

I come from a very big family from every economic background. Some of the streets I talk about, I've actually walked on because I have family from there. Jamaica has so many contradictions.

There's a misconception that I can't relate to the quote-unquote 'Asian-American experience' because I didn't grow up with an Asian mom and dad. And that's just not true. I am Asian American, and so playing a girl who is half Korean, half white, but her white dad tried really hard to connect with her mom's heritage - that's very familiar to me.

Obviously, I rep Jamaica. I'm a first generation born Jamaican-American. My parents are born and raised in Jamaica, my grandparents are born and raised in Jamaica, my other family still lives in Jamaica, and I still go back there.

I lost my accent pretty quickly, so everyone assumes I was born and raised in America. But I'm very much still in touch with my Filipino roots. That will never go away.

Most of my background is Filipino and partly Chinese, but mostly Filipino.

I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.

I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

I have no sentiments for nationality or for soil. But I grew up in Israel, so those things are in my blood, and I want to be part of Israeli culture.

In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.

Sometimes my ethnicity is relevant, other times not. I definitely get the best of both worlds.

I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.

My father is from Jamaica, and as a child I spent many holidays there. I remember the weight and drenching wetness of that hot rain, as I experienced it in my childhood, not only for itself, but for what it represented for me.

I grew up partially in Switzerland but mostly in Australia. I lived in Kakadu for a short time - it's an Aboriginal community. My best friend growing up was Aboriginal. She taught me so much.

I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire.

I feel like I have one foot in New York, one foot in London and one foot in India. But it's important to me to invest time with family.

I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe.

My heritage, many generations back, is Dutch and it was fun to go where nobody asked me how to pronounce my name.

I want children to feel proud of their heritage.

When I used to watch Westerns, I could admire the craft, but I never really loved them; they never spoke to me. Maybe because I'm first-generation American, I'm a woman, and I just didn't see myself reflected.

My parents would dress us up in traditional Vietnamese clothing to go to school for heritage day. We have a Vietnamese nanny that my parents wanted us to have so we could stay in touch and know where we came from.

Spanish is actually my first language, growing up, and I understand the culture. I understand the culture; I understand what the people want.

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

If anything betrays my Ashkenazi Jewish heritage - besides the Casper-the-friendly-ghost-like skin tone - it's my love of fishy fish.