Often, these downplay the power of cultural imperialism - in that sense, playing the game of US interests - by reassuring us that the global success of American mass culture is not as bad as all that.
“When I'm writing for Esquire, my conscious thought is, I'm not writing for American Scholar.”
“I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.”