I know, logically, about the fact that there are fans of my work in America, but it's hard for that feeling to sink in.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm very impressed that there are so many fans - not just in Japan, but here in America - that are fond of the work that I've done. I'm actually kind of embarrassed by it all.
We are fans because the game also appeals to our local pride, our pleasure in thinking of ourselves as, yes, Americans but nonetheless different from residents of other towns, other states, other regions.
It's like everybody is obsessed with Hollywood movies worldwide. And even though everybody hates the Americans, they're still watching American movies.
So I built my entire career in the United States and that's why it feels like I'm an American actor.
I have tons of fans in Canada. I've sold hundreds of thousands of books there.
The British fans are very intense, maybe even more so than fans in the U.S.! They're great.
I have fans across the globe.
I'd love to work in America, some of my favourite films come from America.
British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are something else. Some of them fly 500 miles to stand in line for three hours, just to meet me, then when they do they collapse.
I feel empowered to be a different kind of writer. The longer I stay here, the more light filters into my work. I feel very American. I belong.