I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.
I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week - I mowed lawns and babysat and washed dishes and washed cars - to go to the movies.
I wasn't rich.
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.
We come from a very humble background. A lot of my paycheck from 'Skins' went to paying the bills and getting us a new sofa.
I came from the most humble side of society, and I know what it's like to be poor, really poor, and I was brought up in the '60s and '70s very poor, and I'm very happy flying the flag for the working man.
When I was little, I never wanted to be a model or really thought of doing this job. I'm from a small city, Yongzhou Hunan in the south of China - not a big place for fashion.
I'm not in it for fame. I've been famous in the streets already.
If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
I come from a very humble background. My father had to work really hard to become an assistant director. For a large part of his youth, he worked in a mill and took up odd jobs to make ends meet. We lived in a small room and could only afford a meal a day.
Money has never been important to me. I come from garbage. I'm a sewer rat who made it here. I have no interest in money and never have.
We came from a humble background but with a lot of love, so we were able to overcome that.
We grew up poor, very poor, but I am very proud of where I come from.
People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all the struggles that people have. I'm just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity.
I come from a humble background, where my family was struggling to be called middle class.
My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.
Being famous is uncomfortable because I grew up very simply. Everything revolved around friends, family, church and sports.
I represent the working people. I’m not what you’d call a wine and cheese type of guy.
We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.
I come from really humble people. We never had a lot.
Playboy in Brazil is like a rich boy, but I've never been a rich boy. My family is not rich. Actually, I help all my family.
I don't think of myself as a movie star. I'm a movie worker. I come from a railroad family. I come from the corn.
I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
I come from a middle-class South Indian family, and we speak Tulu at home. I never led a lavish life, and I have my feet on the ground.
I'm a guy who comes from a small town in the Midwest. It's not in my nature to say the most explicit things in public.
