First of all, we were never not speaking. It's gotten so blown out of proportion. It was a very straightforward difference of opinion. I think because we were so private and refused to talk about it, these stories just got out of control.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
I think the future stopped looking American when you think back to Blade Runner and Neuromancer, when it started to look more Japanese.

