“I am not an animal!” — The Elephant Man, The Elephant Man
“I am not a number. I am a free man!” — Number Six, The Prisoner
“I’m not an idealogue”–John Roberts The Farce Called Hearings
Sorrry, but the headline made the other two quotes come to mind…
(And I think the headline writer for USAT meant “ideologue”, ah well).



You forgot:
“I am not obsolete!”
–Romney Wordsworth, as played by Burgess Meredith, “The Twilight Zone — The Obsolete Man”
Comment by KipEsquire — Thursday, September 15, 2026 @ 4:36 pm
“I’m Jean Valjean!” - Les Miserables, the musical.
Comment by Bryan S. — Friday, September 16, 2026 @ 10:07 pm