Hate Quote by Jason Isbell

I love everything about the South; I even love hate.

— Brother Dave Gardner

You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.

— Walton Goggins

While I've said that there are plenty of things I dislike about the South, I can be clear that there are things I love…

— Jesmyn Ward

I had a deep prejudice against the South. It's taken me many years to get over that, be more open and thoughtful.

— John Edgar Wideman

You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from…

— Octavia Spencer

I grew up in a small Southern town, kind of a counterculture to a small Southern mentality.

— Abigail Spencer

I understand the rural south because I spent a lot of time in it when I was a kid and my grandfather’s brothers were…

— Samuel L. Jackson

Growing up Southern is a privilege, really. It's more than where you're born, it's an idea and state of mind that seems imparted at…

— Lana

I think we typically, as Northerners, stereotype what the South is in so many negative ways. We kind of forget all the beautiful things…

— Genevieve Gorder

I don't want to cancel the South out in my life. I carry my Southernness with me. God knows, it's a great place to…

— Holly Hunter

I kind of forget what it's like to be a dude who grew up in the south sometimes. I want to refresh my memory…

— Drake

In many ways, the South can be very traditional and confining. And what is interesting to me is how women find their way around…

— Connie Britton