Jay Chandrasekhar Quotes

I want to show every part of me and every color of me. And I think, growing up Albanian, I wanted to bring that to light.

I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but I have no such thing as national pride. I don't feel proud that I am Iranian. I happen to be who I am.

I'm proud of my Latin American heritage.

The one thing I won't do is sacrifice my Indian identity in my music, my clothing choices. It's something I tried to hide growing up, and I would never do that again because it's such a big part of me and I'm very proud of it.

My blood is Indian. I don't need tablas in my music to prove that.

I feel so Scottish when I go abroad, and I'm so proud of it, but for me, it's not a political statement - I just happen to be Scottish.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to put that out there so blatantly, so that before you listen to me you know that I'm Asian. But I thought it was sort of cool to embrace the Korean half of me, which I love.

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

Unfortunately, I don't look as Latin as I am. I get called a white guy a lot, but I am very proud of my heritage. I try my hardest to bring honor to my Mexican roots. Latin people are very passionate and loyal, and I will always remember who I am and where I come from.

I feel so much pride to represent my community and be Latino. No doubt about it, above my career and sales being a Latino comes first.

I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.

For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity.

I tell people, 'I'm American. I act.'

I am not a Hollywood Jew and I won't ever be one.

I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle but important role in my development.

Sometimes I have a very fleeting emotional dance with a fleeting phrase, like 'half-Mexican.'

I'm grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man. I'm proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me.

I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.

I relate to both my Caucasian side and my African side, and I love that.

I have never felt any ethnic connection between the Greeks and me other than how hairy I am.

The majority of my blood is Asian.

We're a proud people. We don't want to be assimilated.

A man's ethnic identity has more to do with a personal awareness than with geography.

I am very proud to be a Latina, because that's also something that makes me very unique.

I always wanted my kids to be proud of their heritage.