Mekhi Phifer Quotes

My parents moved from ranch to ranch, valley to valley, town to town, but our roots in Fowler never really faded. For me, it's a place of history, stories and songs, not just facts and figures.

I don't like to be entertaining. I don't like the feeling of being entertaining. If there was a musical or a comedy that was not just for entertainment but was rooted in something I could relate to on a real level, then I think I would do it.

I never want to lose sight of my roots... A lot of artists want the riches and the fame. I want to tell stories you can put into the context of your life.

I really feel that Hong Kong is my home, and Hong Kong is my identity as an actor.

If you cut me open I bleed East London.

I think I'll always consider the Quad Cities home.

I feel more Jewish than I do Iranian.

Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.

I still live in Inglewood and have a great relationship with my Mexican family.

I think it is important to maintain your personality, your roots, very important.

I really do feel part of America to my very bones; at the same time, I know that I come from somewhere else.

I love where I'm from. I don't live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It's what's inside, it's not what's outside that determines the culture and the feeling.

Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school.

Here's the rule that I set for myself, and I believe it - even on a show like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm': the more personal you are, the wider your audience.

I grew up with actors, so I never thought of them as anything but human - sort of horribly, inextricably human.

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

I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there.

You know, I still live in my neighborhood. I live in Brooklyn and the same neighborhood, so I don't really get star treatment like that. I'm still Vanessa from the neighborhood.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

I wasn't able to relate to anyone on TV growing up, so I wanted to bring my own experiences to the screen.

When you really are country, and you don't just wear it like a piece of clothing or something, you really can't get away from it. It just is who you are.

I like characters who remind me of someone I know.

I thank my mum, dad, and home for keeping me in touch with my own country and my own land. I can be in the studio with Snoop Dogg or singing for Oprah, but I'm still me.

Rather than pinpointing any particular part of the country as a place where the family lives, I would prefer to have readers think we live just down the street from their own home.

Cleveland has been my life.