Alone Quote by Julia Davis

The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world…

— Sam Shepard

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

— Gore Vidal

The thing with America is that... however you want to denigrate them for being crass or whatever, with a film that they like and…

— John Michael McDonagh

America seems much more diverse and has more exciting casting - they really take risks.

— Georgina Campbell

American movie audiences now just don’t seem to be very interested in any kind of ambiguity or any kind of real complexity of character…

— Steven Soderbergh

Since its beginnings, American writing has been in dialogue with other literatures.

— Giles Foden

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to…

— John Cleese

Film and television are major vehicles for American storytelling, and America is the biggest exporter and influencer in the world in terms of telling…

— Tamlyn Tomita

The most heinous shift in American films is that they reinforce good things like 'couples' and 'relationships.'

— Alexander Payne

It's the tradition of American writers getting away in order to see the country - to get a better view.

— Laurie Anderson

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

Often, American audiences are underestimated by producers and movie studios. They often think we're dumber than we are.

— Ben Feldman