Quotes About Culture

Plastic surgery is like a big elephant sitting in the Hollywood living room.

We're not doing brain surgery. We're not saving lives... Even if you're doing Shakespeare, it's still entertainment. We're just entertaining people. We're just doing the stuff that comes on in between the ads.

My Scottish grandfather, John W. Blyth, was a man addicted to paintings. A manufacturer of linen, he spent all his surplus money on pictures.

I went to school on a military base in Germany. I got a lot of my clothes at the army surplus store.

I remember being asked for the first time about my race, and it really took me by surprise, just that it was a point that needed to be raised - and then I quickly realised that it was a point that everyone wanted to talk about!

I think Ancelotti really likes London and he likes the way football is played over here. That doesn't surprise me because, after Italy, if you come here, you really enjoy the culture.

No surprise here: Pop music is by far the most conservative art form there is.

Silence, this will surprise you not, isn't really a Jewish concept.

When I wrote my first serious novel, 'Interior', I was inspired by a 1978 book of Updike's, 'The Coup', which is set in Africa and will come as a delightful surprise to anyone who has only read his Americana.

In the U.S., these sights are no longer a surprise to me. I see army generals, captains of industry, and politicians of all colours and creeds on American television.

'Sopranos' was a fascinating moment, just catching our whole culture by surprise, a fun ride to be on while I'm learning the craft.

I missed the Wilco phenom while busy obsessing over rock en Espanol. So imagine my surprise when I found myself at O'Hare getting on a plane with my Chi-town homeboy, Jeff Tweedy. I loved the guy right away and loved his family. How odd to know somebody before you listen to them. I don't know if that's bad or good.

People constantly express surprise that Americans are so hot for Shakespeare. But Britain's culture is American culture, too.

This is the culture you're raising your kids in. Don't be surprised if it blows up in your face.

People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth.

English people are always surprised I'm English.

Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan.

I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get surprised when non-Indians recognise my music.

I keep being surprised by the amount of archaeological sites and features that are left to find all over the world.

It's very, very hard to affect culture. And you can get surprised thinking you're farther down the path of change than you really are because, frankly, most of us like the way things are.

When I was a young student, I only listened to foreign music, mainly rock music and hard rock. Then I surprised myself by discovering ethnic music. Now I like to listen to music from different places, and in many situations. Even when you work, some ethnic music calms the nerves.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

British people are surprised that I'm British!