--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Since I still think of myself as a middle…" description: "\"Since I still think of myself as a middle class guy, people get to see that side of me in films like 'Middle Class Abbayi.'\" — Nani" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/nani-4801_class_since-i-still-think-of-myself-as-a-middl_445323.jpg" --- # Since I still think of myself as a middle class guy… ![“Since I still think of myself as a middle class guy, people get to see that side of me in films like 'Middle Class Abbayi.'” quote by Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/nani-4801_class_since-i-still-think-of-myself-as-a-middl_445323.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/nani-4801_class_since-i-still-think-of-myself-as-a-middl_445323.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/nani-4801_class_since-i-still-think-of-myself-as-a-middl_445323.jpg) > “Since I still think of myself as a middle class guy, people get to see that side of me in films like 'Middle Class Abbayi.'” [Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Identifying with a character reinforces one's self‑image and social perception. **In simple terms:** Seeing yourself in media shapes identity. Key Takeaway Seek diverse representations. Themes identity media class self-perception Mood thoughtful analytical Type cultural motivational When to use this quote - film viewing - social media consumption - career networking - community involvement Key Concepts social identity theory media influence Questions to Reflect On - How does media influence your self‑view? - What other narratives could broaden your perspective? 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I wanted to break that and draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nani/there-was-a-notion-that-i-could-do-only-niche-films-like-yevade/) [Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) > [Trash my acting and my films. But don't gossip about my personal life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nani/trash-my-acting-and-my-films-but-don-t-gossip-about-my-personal-life/) [Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) > [I was a huge Kamal Haasan fan, but not really a die-hard wackadoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nani/i-was-a-huge-kamal-haasan-fan-but-not-really-a-die-hard-wackadoo/) [Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) > [I usually surface on social media only when there's a film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nani/i-usually-surface-on-social-media-only-when-there-s-a-film/) [Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) > [I am not in a position to play in action films bashing hundreds of goons with one hand. 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I neither had the looks nor the backing required to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nani/i-never-saw-myself-as-an-actor-i-neither-had-the-looks-nor-the/) [Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) [Explore all 106 Nani quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/) ## More Class quotes > [Where I grew up, learning was a collective activity. But when I got to school and tried to share learning with other students that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/where-i-grew-up-learning-was-a-collective-activity-but-when-i-got-to/) [Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/) > [If I had to guess and put a name on it, I'd say that at some point, the drug war was as much a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/if-i-had-to-guess-and-put-a-name-on-it-i-d-say-that-at-some-point-the/) [David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/) > [I grew up in the middle class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-scaramucci/i-grew-up-in-the-middle-class/) [Anthony Scaramucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-scaramucci/) > [It must be assumed and established as a principle, that the right of private property must be regarded as sacred. Wherefore, the law ought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-leo-xiii/it-must-be-assumed-and-established-as-a-principle-that-the-right-of/) [Pope Leo XIII](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-leo-xiii/) > [The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-rich-people-are-apparently-leaving-america-they-re-giving-up/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) > [I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-w-brands/i-certainly-don-t-think-that-the-heirs-of-the-american-revolution/) [H. W. 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