This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president.
I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making.
When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof.
I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.
Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies and drink Coke.
Carolyn Burnham: That was exactly what I needed. The royal treatment, so to speak.
Angela Hayes: Go fuck yourself, psycho!
Peg: Joe College strikes out.
Terry Fields: This is a super fine machine.
Terry Fields: Are you guys ready?
John Milner: I was a dirty bird, Carol's not grungey - she's bitchin'
[Recurring line] Patrick Bateman: I have to return some videotapes.
Luis Carruthers: Patrick? Is that you? Patrick Bateman: No Luis. It's not me. You're mistaken.
Patrick Bateman: 'Oh Africa Brave Africa'. It was... a laugh riot.
Patrick Bateman: Not quite blonde, are we? More of a dirty blonde.
Patrick Bateman: I killed Paul Allen. And I liked it.
Patrick Bateman: Just cool it with the anti-Semitic remarks.
Patrick Bateman: I'm leaving. I've assessed the situation, and I'm going.
Murray: Derek, what are you trying to prove?
Part of the western movement is this desire that we, Americans, have to keep pressing on.