#eric

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor. ↗

— Lord Byron

#emperor #i #nod #rather #than

The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think. ↗

— Farrah Fawcett

#beauty #better #boy #brains #prefers

The past several months I have been able to meet with people across this country. One thing is clear: America craves for real solutions to the problems we face. That's why I'm running for President of the United States. ↗

— Herman Cain

#across #america #been #clear #country

We're a gumbo of American music, and aren't ashamed to play pop or soul or rock because we all grew up on radio. ↗

— Jonathan Cain

#american music #ashamed #because #grew #music

I wouldn't make an anti-American film. I'm one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America and Americans. ↗

— Michael Caine

#american film #anti-american #film #foreigners #i

Alfie was the first time I was above the title; the first time I became a star in America. ↗

— Michael Caine

#alfie #america #became #first #first time

I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl. ↗

— Michael Caine

#because #get #girl #going #got

January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out. ↗

— Michael Caine

#america #been #directly #garbage #january

My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasn't too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked. ↗

— Michael Caine

#blond #blond hair #boy #cool #created

The American cinema in general always made stories about working-class people; the British rarely did. Any person with my working-class background would be a villain or a comic cipher, usually badly played, and with a rotten accent. There weren't a lot of guys in England for me to look up to. ↗

— Michael Caine

#accent #always #american #american cinema #any