American culture Quote by Garth Nix

Being British, you see a lot of Australian movies and TV shows.

— Paul W. S. Anderson

For a while Australians were desperately trying to be cosmopolitan. I think it is a pointless exercise. Australian novels are those rooted in Australia,…

— Tim Winton

I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can…

— Teresa Palmer

We need to tell Australian stories,we need to encourage and fund and present Australian work but we also need to understand that for a…

— George Brandis

We were a Western civilisation, an English speaking civilisation, both NZ and Australia, and we had all these influences coming from both Great Britain…

— Richard O'Brien

And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than…

— Rachel Griffiths

I do think Australians as a rule have a very good sensibility to them, and I think most people, if they were given the…

— John Polson

I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would…

— Barbara Hershey

People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.

— Cate Blanchett

I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of…

— Mel Gibson

I started off in England and very few people knew I was Australian. I mean, the clues were in the poems, but they didn't…

— Peter Porter

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.

— Brian Schmidt