Regional Preferences Quotes

I can't see potato chips being popular where there's not land to grow potatoes in or where frying in lots of oil isn't easy or convenient.

I'd love to live in Kent but it's all a question of work.

Most people in England don't live in the North, and people are snobby in England, so they wanted a band from the South.

Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.

I started producing in California, and they called it mob music. When I moved to Atlanta, the sound was different. People in Atlanta didn't like to rap over West Coast beats. So I had to make adjustments to what was going on in the South.

Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it won't do squat in Korea.

I always see bridal as a cultural thing: you have to get under the skin to find out what is needed in that market. For instance, the Italians love plain dresses, and the Americans loved beaded ones.

L.A. will never be a hockey town. I'm a huge hockey fan, and people out here do not appreciate hockey as much as they should. I've always been into it. I'm Canadian; that's my sport for sure.

I'm a southern boy raised in Gainesville, Georgia, so it's natural for me to want fast food and sweet tea, but those are the things I've had to cut back on.

We sold 'Seinfeld' all over the world but it was a very specific kind of show. In some countries it went down really well, in others they hated it.

Marble flooring is to a Punjabi what a foreign degree is to a Tamilian

The fans like a certain thing in certain areas. In Florida, they like the gaga.

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue.

My films always play better outside of New York, especially to critics.

We are a layered society, so what may be taken easily by an urban audience may not go down well with those watching the same film in suburban areas.

I am always consulted about covers, and give feedback, but I am also aware that what causes a customer to pick a book up off a shelf in the UK is very different from what causes a customer to pick a book up in the US.

I can be much more creative with my menus in the casino cities. In New York, there are certain things I can't make. In Las Vegas, they're much more receptive. Rabbit, some seafoods - they won't necessarily do well in New York, but I'll try them in Las Vegas, and they'll be a success.

I like Target. I like the ones in the Midwest, personally. We don't really have those in England yet.

Back in the early days of international, everybody wanted to customize the menu for every place.

I love New York for being New York. I love L.A. for being L.A. But when it comes home, I'm a Midwest, South type of dude. I like open roads, I like to drive, and it may not be as fast, but it's definitely a place where you get to appreciate a lot more. Not saying that you don't up here, but that's not what I'm accustomed to.

Audiences aren't that different for my show from area to area. Other acts, I think, experiences differences, but not me.

I personally prefer girls from the Midwest. They're more appreciative. They haven't been on 50 private jets and been to Dubai 'every three weeks.