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You grew up with America on the TV, and you think you know a place before you get there, and you have this idea of it in your head.

I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.

I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.

I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.

America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live.

America saw me as a projection of me that I always wanted. That's why I love going to America so much. I feel like I started off in America exactly how I wanted to start everywhere.

You're not anyone in America unless you're on TV.

I don't feel American. I do feel like a New Yorker. I think there's a real distinction there. A city allows you to become a citizen even when you're not a national.