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I'd never left America until I was 18.

Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.

I would never sign up to film my personal life.

I'd never been published when I was young.

I did not intend to stay; I had no experience in the United States - I may have been here less than 24 hours - but I knew I would never get inside there. And 'there' not being America necessarily, but that harmonious mode of living that some people are lucky enough to have in this country.

I'd never seen any television before I started.

I never would have given up my work to stay home.

I would never do anything just for spite.

The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.