Top 148 Filipino Quotes & Sayings

I have not met a Filipino actor who didn't dream of working on an 'FPJ' remake.

You rarely see a Filipino family on TV.

Depictions of race have changed so much since, like, the '50s, where white people just played every race. But the pendulum swings both ways: I'm Filipino-American. If I had to wait for a Filipino role to come out to get work, I couldn't eat. There are barely any roles out there.

I've proven that Filipino weightlifters can win a medal in the Olympics.

I just want to say that we Filipino are strong.

The fact that I am a Filipino actor playing a Filipino role is crazy. Filipinos are the second largest Asian minority in the United States, and we're hardly represented in the media and on television.

Within the Filipino community, everybody knows somebody who's undocumented.

I'm a quarter Chinese and three-quarter Filipino. I don't look Filipino; I look more Chinese or Korean. It actually works in my favor: in terms of roles, it gives me a broader canvas.

There's such a huge diaspora of Filipino workers around the world and I want to help tell their story.

Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.

I'm so Filipino. I'm fluent in Filipino.

I have carefully weighed the virtues and the faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is worth dying for.

When I go to the Philippines, I would like to take the time to express my gratitude by meeting with my Filipino fans first.

A lot of Filipinas are really into fashion, and there are so many noted Filipino designers around the world.

I have introduced Filipino culture to the world.

Singing seems to be inherent in Filipino, just as it is in my race. That's why I have this affinity with Filipinos.

My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into a monochromatic racialized 'other.'

All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.

What I enjoy the most about being Filipino is our culture.

I've worked with Filipino technicians, and they are, I think, among the best. I'm looking forward to visiting the Philippines, maybe for a vacation or to shoot a movie.

The most fascinating thing for me is that 'Peter Pan' is a fairy tale, but now, this Filipino kid is a part of the folklore. Can you imagine telling the story of 'Sleeping Beauty' or 'Cinderella,' and all of a sudden there's a Filipino kid in there after all these years?

There was never a time that I thought of renouncing my Filipino citizenship. I never abandoned my country. I've been here through thick and thin. Jojo Binay is a Filipino.

I came to know that in many ways it was a crime to be Filipino in California .... I feel like a criminal running away from a crime I did not commit. And this crime is that I am a Filipino in America.

I am pure Filipino; both my parents are Filipino.

The only thing I can really offer the Filipino people is my sincerity.

I am so proud and so happy to be Filipino.

My worry is how to protect the Filipino.

If there's a Filipino flag waving, will.i.am whispers to me, 'Filipinos are over there!' And then I wave towards that direction.

I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.

I don't speak Filipino or Spanish, but I've sung in both.

In every Filipino family, the children always want to help the parents... that was my goal.

I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

I'm half-Filipino and Filipinos love karaoke.

It still baffles my brain that I actually get to portray a character on American television that's this gay, femme-y Filipino guy.

I'm more Filipino than I am German. I guess I shouldn't be ashamed to say that.

I'm open to do a Filipino drama if I like the role or if the plot is attractive to me.

I always felt that I wasn't as American as Americans and then I realised when I got back to the Philippines that I was not Filipino.

My mother is black and my father is Filipino. I got the best of both worlds.

Back in the States, they actually liked hearing my Filipino accent. People I meet there found it very endearing.

If it's needed for me to have a drop of Filipino blood, I am willing to get it from Makati Med. My heart really belongs here.

When you look at me, you can't really tell what I am, but I'm black, white, Native, Spanish, and a little bit of Filipino.

I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino, but I didn't want to go up on stage and make it so you wouldn't understand my jokes because you're white or black. I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino through my mom. That was always my goal. That way, everyone got it. You don't have to be Filipino to understand my mom.

The true Filipino is a decolonized Filipino.

Filipino talents and skills are becoming ubiquitous in many parts of the world. Returning Filipino workers have helped improve our skills and technological standards.

I was betting on cockfights in the Filipino workers' camps when I was 11.

It is very important for me to give forward in helping out every Filipino.

I grew up in a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, but my mom is Filipino-Spanish and my dad is Irish.

We Filipino can compete here at the Olympics. We can do it.

Filipino fighters are very tough, they have great heart every time they step into a ring or a cage.

I articulate the deepest need of the Filipino people, which is reform of a corrupt culture.

I have to continue until there's another Filipino following in my footsteps.

I found out that I was illegal when I was 16. I'm gay. I'm Filipino.

I think the impact I make is to inspire Filipino female athletes that they can do it as well... A Filipina can be a sports hero.

Most of my background is Filipino and partly Chinese, but mostly Filipino.

I was raised in a dominantly Filipino family. I didn't know I was 'mixed' until I got older and started asking questions about my grandparents, the origins of our middle and last names. We were kind of textbook Pinoys. A lot of the Filipino stereotypes that were joked about by me and my friends rang very true with my family.

As the leader of the nation, I say in behalf of the Filipino people to the world: we are strong and principled believers in democracy.

I'm fascinated by the Philippines because I'm from here. I was born here. I'm a Filipino.

I see a lot of Filipino fans supporting me, so I want to give back the love.