Cultural Exports Quotes

Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar.

The entertainment industry is one of the areas where we have a competitive advantage over other nations.

The movies television and music we used to produce created an image of America that the world envied... now the millions around the world call us the Great Satan - and with good cause.

Content that's generated out of America, whether it be film or music, has, in my opinion, much greater impact in sustaining our credibility and our place as a cultural capital. This is our great export.

We speak of the United States as a “benign hegemony”.

I think England's always good at making something special.

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture - not only national culture but global culture.

In most of the European countries - France stands out in its resistance to this particular form of American cultural imperialism - the national film industries were forced onto the defensive after the war by such binding agreements.

Our cultural industries are our biggest export, our biggest manufacturing base. Every pound spent on art education brings disproportionately large returns. It's the biggest bang for our buck. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. In fact, the more you put in, the greater the successes for the U.K. economy.

Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.

After aircraft production, the entertainment industry is America's largest source of trade surplus.

Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America.