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Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.

Marks of Identity is, among other things, the expression of the process of alienation in a contemporary intellectual with respect to his own country.

I don't know if there is a personal identity. We all imagine that we are absolute individuals. But when we begin to look for where this individuality resides, it's very difficult to find.

Identity for me is something that has to be played with and explored, and not become complacent about or uninterested in.

Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.

My identity is not based on performance; it's based on something that's pre-determined by someone else, and I don't even understand what that is because I'm an African who came to America.

We're a nation in search of an identity, but it's quite exciting. I don't regard it as a problem. It's a challenge.

I've always been really interested in how people's identities are shaped by where they come from and how they want to get away from where they come from.

American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.