The more I know about America, the better I'll be at performing American characters and American stories.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.
When I was asked to come over to the States, I thought to myself, 'What the Americans are very good at doing is creating stories with strong movement and plots that carry the movie as it goes along.'
I've done quite a few big American films.
I kind of want to be seen as an American writer, not just a New York writer.
Every audience has its character; I like America - they love me. I suffer from stage fright, but in America not so much.
I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.
I do always feel very proud and flattered by being asked to be a part of American productions playing American characters.
There's nothing more American than movies.
I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.
By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd be writing about a lot of people sitting in front of television sets.