Julia Jones Quotes

No one except Hollywood stars and very rich Texans wore Indian jewelry. And there was a plethora of dozens if not hundreds of athletic teams that in essence were insulting us, from grade schools to college. That's all changed.

I think people should look at learning about Native American history the same as visiting Washington, D.C., and seeing the monuments there. It's all part of the package.

I have long hair because I'm American Indian. I'm an Oklahoma boy, and I'm very proud of my heritage.

I have four relatively small children, and around fourth grade, they start doing big projects on Native Americas: everything is Native Americans in elementary school. Do you know how many Native American dresses I've sewn, on and on; it's a full yearlong study. And then never again. As journalists, we never even cover Native Americans.

I am African-American, and I am a proud African-American. I just don't like to put myself in a box and say, 'I'm an African-American actress.' I am an American actress, and I can do any kind of role.

Each Disney princess is unique in their own way, but Moana is especially close to my heart because she's Polynesian.

I don't want to be defined as the Asian leading man. I want to be the leading man. Henry Golding.

[Woman Walks Ahead] is from me being a very bizarre child. From the age of about 8 to the age of about 15, I was obsessed with Native Americans.

I had an Indian face, but I never saw it as Indian, in part because in America the Indian was dead. The Indian had been killed in cowboy movies, or was playing bingo in Oklahoma. Also, in my middle-class Mexican family indio was a bad word, one my parents shy away from to this day. That's one of the reasons, of course, why I always insist, in my bratty way, on saying, Soy indio! - "I am an Indian!"

Art takes different forms... But it represents something that is basic in all of us-our history.

I never consider myself a minority. I see people who look like me in Barbados, in Trinidad, in Haiti, in London, and in Brooklyn. So I don't know what the heck anyone means when they call me a 'minority.' There's something about that word to me. It just minimalizes people.

I'm Puerto Rican, but I represent everybody.

My hairstyle is not common in India, where my parents come from.

I'm actually Hispanic, and my mother is Puerto Rican.

I don't consider myself an Iranian comedian; I consider myself a comedian who happens to be of Iranian descent.

It's good to be proud of your heritage and your culture, but pride can be perverted.

I'm a very fertile Puerto Rican.

It's amazing to me that some kids are surprised to find out Indians are still alive.

I'm a Chinese American.

I'm a Goan girl.

I want children to feel proud of their heritage.

I am first-generation American, so I didn't grow up in the South or have any relatives who were slaves. My forefathers were colonized.

I'm Native American, so the racial thing kind of hits home with me.

Being Native American, we were different than everybody else, but I never felt like I was different.

My husband is half Korean.