I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
I think African Americans are resilient and hustlers by nature. I think they need to understand that you can take that hustle to the boardroom, but it has to be an education process.
The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.
American education has been littered with failed fads and foolish ideas for the past century.
Most Hispanics are concerned with the same issues other Americans are - the economy, jobs, education. Similar to Main Street America.
The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education.
Americans are a decade behind Canada when it comes to sex education and understanding their bodies.
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.
I'm an American. We've translated democracy and brotherhood and equality into enterprise and opportunity and success - and that's getting Americanised.
I wish we could get a national buddy network going. It would be a great thing for the American people.
There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that we have great difficulties there from the American people.
The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda.
Without a doubt, one of my favorite American ingredients is blue crabs, a true delicacy! And a great value, I think.
There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!
Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors.
The reason that Americans have not been able to see the great strategic benefit that could accrue from a closer relationship with Iran is emotion.
To frustrated Americans who have begun boycotting BP: Welcome to the club. It's great not to be the only member any more!
I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
Americans do not have a good track record when it comes to preparing for disasters, unless they see a clear possibility of personally being in harms way.
Clean energy is good for the environment, good for national security, and good for thousands of Americans who desire a rewarding career.
There's something grounded about 'Ugly Americans,' so I think it's good that I'm playing a version of myself in these elevated cartoon circumstances.
