Identity

“Māori had to live and work in a Pākehā world, but a Māori attending a tangihanga or a hui “comes back right into the middle of things Māori…he recharges his Māori batteries.””

“They made them strangers in the country of their own birth.”

“I started taking self-portraits simply to use up spare film.”

“How do you want to be remembered?”

“It's always been a crowning glory to be asked to coach your own national team.”

“My work can represent links in the evolving narrative of memory and identity.”

“For me, it’s like the same way you’re going to say Nas is an R&B singer because he’s from America or Whitney Houston was a rapper because rap is the most popping thing now.”

“I would like to be remembered as the girl next door that made it.”

“Be the truest form of yourself.”

“Whoever submits to our Prophet Muḥammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and believes in him and affirms what he brought of sharia, externally and internally, in belief and in practice, he is then a Muslim, a believer.”

“My music is about attitude.”

“It’s me. I don’t know how else to put it!”

“Your value is not placed in whether you win or lose this race.”

“I want to wear me.”

“I’d rather have people think I’m the super talented guy who cracks a joke than the hilarious guy who makes music.”

“I like to be myself; I don't want to perform myself.”

“Je peux n’avoir pas d’illusions pour mon propre compte, j’ai de la fierté pour mon état.”

“White are our deeds; black are our battles; our fields are green; and our swords are red.”