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I always felt slightly grubbier than most American people.

I felt like any other American kid. I already worked at a steady job as an ice cream scooper, but I didn't feel less in any way than my more affluent friends from school.

I certainly have a sliver of me, which is definitely American, and feels a great pull towards where I spent time when I was very young, which is in California.

I always had a weight thing and felt bad about it, but in New Jersey, I felt like I got attention, and even when I felt bad or chubby, I didn't feel like I a freak.

I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt like I didn't really fit in anywhere.

I felt very comfortable about myself when I was much heavier. I feel much better about myself from being fit.

Most people think I'm from New York or something. I was, like, 70 pounds heavier than what I am, and I didn't get no girls... I was definitely more on the deep fried crab than I was on the baked chicken side.

Physically, I feel extremely well, perhaps fitter than ever.

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

I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.