America Quote by Richard Russo

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

If you just sit there, and you're a writer, you're bound to write crap. A lot of American writing is crap. And a lot…

— Jamaica Kincaid

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

— Laurie Anderson

There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add…

— Chinua Achebe

I consider myself a writer who writes about American expatriates. And if I have any overt cause as a writer besides writing the best…

— Bob Shacochis

American films are less American every day, because you have to please a world audience. There's less authenticity, so it's more accessible.

— Ang Lee

We didn't create the culture of film. We certainly market it better than anyone in the world, but film could have happened anywhere. It's…

— David Simon

We're a country of many different cultures, and that's always what has made this country stand out. It almost feels like making diverse movies…

— Rick Famuyiwa

I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.

— John Updike

For so long, I have privately felt that what makes a universal good story is cultural specificity. That is just the truth: the reality…

— Greta Lee

There's something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country.

— Mark Haddon

There are lots of people in the world whose existence doesn't revolve around American culture.

— Emily Haines