Steph McGovern Quotes

I guess I'm the last of the Cockneys.

I wouldn't have been able to move to L.A. if I felt I was going to lose my identity as a New Jerseyian. My accent has gotten thicker since I've lived here.

Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But I don't define myself as a Northerner in that I don't live in the North.

Continuity is one of the things I like about New England.

Southerners are also like ethnic groups in that they have a sense of group identity.

I'm a Midwesterner.

I'm still true to my Southern roots.

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

I've got Aussie country pride for sure. I just like where I grew up. I think you've got lots in common with the people who grew up the same as you.

The South is the last place with a sense of place.

It's so rare that I get to do something in my own accent in my own hometown.

I'm very proud of my Southern accent, it's part of me.

I definitely feel like people in the South are a little more raw. Our whole swag, the way we talk... When I go to the East Coast, people automatically know I'm not from there.

I am a pakka South Indian at heart.

It's something to be proud of... I'm a proud New South Welshman.

I always consider myself a Hyderabadi; my roots are here.

I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture.

I'm from Kansas City, Missouri. No one has to give a damn about my story.

I am a South Tyrolean. I identify with this land.

There are a number of things that set Southern artists apart from anyone else. Their obsession with place and their obsession with family.

I am proud to be a Southerner.

There is a long tradition of pungent living in the South. It was wonderful to have that imprinted on me so early in life. I already had my core when I left my little town in Texas.

I am completely attached to my roots, and therefore you will see a Pahadi touch in all my albums.

Anyone who has been born in Yorkshire is very proud of it. It's something that's embedded in your character.

It's quite telling that the really big comedians - like John Bishop from Liverpool, Kevin Bridges from Glasgow, Peter Kay from Bolton - stand out with their strong regional accents.