The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think…

The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.

— Lance Reddick

'The Big Sky' is an American classic.

— George Pelecanos

I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and the poor…

— Idris Elba

It's really American to avoid paying taxes, legally.

— Lindsey Graham

My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.

— Uzo Aduba

There aren't really any 'American' grandmasters that are higher rated than me.

— Hikaru Nakamura

I learned I could be miserable anywhere in the world. I learned I really was an American.

— Lynne Tillman

Progressive music probably wouldn't even really exist if not for the people of the United States having picked up on it and nurtured it…

— Greg Lake

I feel like this whole idea of wanting something that you don't really have is also very American in a way.

— Freida Pinto

Fifteen years ago, I really give up American market,

— Jackie Chan

I really have the American dream licked.

— Ted Nugent

I am waiting for them to prove that God is really American.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I'd say my sound's really rooted in Jamaica and Barbados heritage , infused with just me growing up in Brooklyn, really, and being an…

— CJ Fly

Great art, the more specific you are, the more universal it becomes, and that's the thing that I loved about 'The Wire.'

— Wendell Pierce

'Heroes', 'Desperate Housewives', 'The Sopranos' - they're all very stylised. 'The Wire' is much more rooted in realism and honesty. In American television, I…

— Aidan Gillen