Morgan Neville Quotes

But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.

I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and learn different cultures!

There's the fine line between presenting your culture and learning about other cultures so it becomes global.

Americans are hidden dragons to me.

I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.

I grew up in Africa surrounded by a lot of culture. It's made me aware that the world is a big place.

Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.

Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the same men; and with heads as empty as their pockets, return home with traveled bodies, but untravelled minds.

The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

L.A.'s become so cosmopolitan in its casting and also in its world view.

I find it very beautiful to work in different countries because I see the mentality differences there. It is so rich, one always carries forward something.

I live with one foot in the sand and one in the snow. There's European egocentricity, and the African opposite. I normally say that my African experience has made me a better European.

I am very, very proud I am also Turkish and both of my parents are from Turkey. I was born in Germany and grew up there. By playing football, I learned my different cultures, and that is an advantage if you grow up as a person. You get a different view on certain things. I am very, very thankful I was able to pick the best from many cultures.

When I went to Australia, I had this feeling, like, 'Wow, this is really a different country.' I think that feeling of genuine foreignness, that this is a very different culture, which is increasingly rare in our globalised world.

I remember going to Taiwan for the first time and... I didn't realize that everyone looked like me here and what that'd feel like.

I think I am kind of put on this Earth to speak of being between worlds in my films.

I like to learn things from other cultures. I'm curious. It's exciting to be in an unknown world, in a way.

I didn't realize how interesting the place I come from is until I left home and saw how other cultures handled things differently.

My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.

Just because you are Latino does not mean you can't be global.

I was born and raised in China, Mandarin is my first language, and I definitely know America. I think that will be my strength, to try and bring the two worlds together.

Colombian culture has had a huge influence on me and taught me a different way of looking at things - I was always different from the people I went to school with, and I learned to embrace that.

You have to go to other countries to realize Taipei is a place where there is diversity of thought.

I like to meet new people and learn about their cultures - new cultures.