America Quote by Alexandre Desplat

Art, like science, progresses, and to me it's bizarre that a lot of acclaimed and popular and respectable books are not advancing the art…

— David Shields

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about it. I failed to…

— Rita Dove

For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about the lack of respect…

— Rita Dove

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes…

— Charlton Heston

Not that the writers weren't good. I believe in those books and those writers very much. It's just that in the climate it's really…

— Henry Rollins

I think there's a growing courage among the younger generation of American writers. Because of the more superficial treatment of characters taking place in…

— Mohsin Hamid

The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the…

— Carlisle Floyd

The writers who have been serious about recreating American literature have always been far and few between. What we do have at the end…

— Ana Castillo

The 'low' quality of many American films, and of much American popular culture, induces many art lovers to support cultural protectionism. Few people wish…

— Tyler Cowen

If you're starting to lose your faith in the general intelligence of the American populous, there's nothing like them mistaking pop culture for Van…

— Ben Feldman

If I take a less defensive tone, I'd admit that I couldn't write today a very jazzy, contemporary look at America as I did…

— Edmund White

American writers want to be not good but great; and so are neither.

— Gore Vidal