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Quotes: Fake Nationality
"Imagine a movie about an honorable samurai clan filmed in New Zealand and starring an American. Am I the only person who sees a problem with this? Where do we draw the line? I mean, why not make a movie about Zulu warriors starring James Hong? Or a movie about US Marines starring drunken kung-fu master Simon Yuen?"

"In The Reader, Kate, English, plays a German, nominated. In Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey, Jr., who was an American, playing an Australian, playing an African-American, nominated. Where's me? I'm an Australian, playing an Australian in a movie called Australia... hosting."
Hugh Jackman's opening monologue for the 81st Academy Awards

"Eye wezh bohrne endh raizhed en thu deshurt!"

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