Chang-Rae Lee Quotes

My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.

My family came from Ecuador.

My African roots made me what I am today. They're the reason I exist at all.

I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India.

There is a lot of my childhood in 'The Sandcastle Girls.'

My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am.

It's really cheesy, but basically, 'Roots' got me to find out my own roots.

On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin.

I'm half Scotch-Irish on both sides, and when I lose my temper-brother, I go.

I really appreciate the British part of my family.

There's virtually nothing made up in 'The Immigrant.' So much of the film came from somewhere in my family's past. All the details are from my own family.

No one in my family is Jewish; no one was raised as a Jew, me included.

I'm Irish as hell: Kelly on one side, Shanley on the other. My father had been born on a farm in the Irish Midlands. He and his brothers had been shepherds there, cattle and sheep, back in the early 1920s. I grew up surrounded by brogues and Irish music, but stayed away from the old country till I was over 40. I just couldn't own being Irish.

I love my heritage!

Europe has been in my bones.

You want to try to find your heritage.

I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it.

I feel connected to the Second World War because my father lost his father in that war. So, through my dad and the effect it had on him of losing his father young, I always felt connected to the war. It goes back years, but it still feels to me as if we're completely living in it.

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

Black culture is something I don't relate to much at all.

I've got German, Cornish and Scottish ancestry. It might help explain my affinity for forests, the sea, and fatty foods.

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going.

My parents have always been very concerned of making sure we know who we are and where we come from. I have to give them credit for that. Knowing your roots is quite important.

Sure, I've listed myself as Cuban-American. That's my heritage and my background.

To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was.