Academy awards Quote by Meryl Streep

“I'm an American, our names don't mean shit.”

— Quentin Tarantino

I was always a little skeptical of how voters would react to my name.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When the President (of the United States) mentions your name in anger, you know the sh*t has hit the fan!

— Ice T

“My words stand by as witness- Collected and in line- America is dying One girl at a time.”

— Emily

That's what America's all about, man, if it's about anything. You can choose your own name.

— Michael Ventura

I didn't like the sound of people gasping at the mere mention of my name. It horrified me...

— Joni Mitchell

In 2007, I went straight from Tokyo to Iowa to join Hillary Clinton's traveling press. I felt like a foreigner there, too. I remember…

— Amy Chozick

When my name started popping up I was quite irritated and a little bit in shock.

— Michael Snow

A lot of Americans take to my sound.

— Stefflon Don

And I was saying that my last name will never, you know, Chmerkovskiy will never sound less foreign, but it doesn't make me less…

— Valentin Chmerkovskiy

I spent so many years with people saying, 'Hey, you're like America's boyfriend!

— Luke Wilson

I've been trying to cram myself down the throats of America for a longer time than I care to remember.

— Jessica St. Clair