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It's the South that maintains the idea that they're different, which is interesting because nobody else really cares.

Well not really to get attention, but to entertain, but you know to show some elements of rural life as well, it kind of blended all in, its kind of like a mockery in a sense, kind of stab back at people that have those stereotypical ideas of the south.

It's really rare that you come across a Southern character that's not stereotyped, vilified or aggrandized.

I find that here in the States, audiences are generally less knowledgeable, from the cognitive point of view, though they are emotionally more receptive.

I think we Southerners have talked a fair amount of malarkey about the mystique of being Southern.

American audiences are just the same as any other audiences. Except a bit more boring.

You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that.

I, on the other hand, have a bit of a southern accent.