After spending four months living and working overseas, the Oscar<\/a> winner shared a candid \u2014 and often lighthearted \u2014 take on American culture.<\/p>\n During his appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,”<\/a> the host asked the actor, “How was your reintroduction to American culture?”<\/p>\n \u2018THE WHALE\u2019 STAR BRENDAN FRASER REFLECTS ON EMOTIONAL HOLLYWOOD COMEBACK: \u2018I JUST BROKE OUT CRYING\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n After spending four months living and working overseas, the Oscar winner shared a candid \u2014 and often lighthearted \u2014 take on American culture. (Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for SCAD)<\/p>\n Fraser responded with a laugh, “I got back and I went, \u2018We\u2019re doing it wrong.\u2019”<\/p>\n He followed up by adding, “We don\u2019t know how to eat \u2026 public transport \u2026 we don\u2019t have no jetpacks yet. I think we could work on our manners a little bit more.”<\/p>\n \u00a0The audience laughed and applauded throughout his remarks.<\/p>\n (L-R) Julia Lebedev, Brendan Fraser, Shannon Gorman, Mari Yamamoto, HIKARI, Akira Emoto, Takehiro Hira, and Eddie Vaisman attend the “Rental Family” Los Angeles premiere. (Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n Fraser continued joking that America could take a page \u2014 or several \u2014 from Japan\u2019s playbook.\u00a0<\/p>\n He pointed to some of the differences he observed in day-to-day interactions, noting, “It\u2019s anathema to a Japanese person to burden someone else with their troubles \u2026 and also saying \u2018no\u2019 to someone is a real circuitous sort of \u2018maybe not today,\u2019 or \u2018perhaps we should try something else.\u2019”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n His comments come as he promotes his latest film<\/a>, “Rental Family,” in which he plays an American actor embedded in Japan\u2019s “rental family” industry \u2014 a real-world service where people can hire stand-ins for emotional or social needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n The role immersed Fraser deeply in Japanese daily life and etiquette.<\/p>\n Fraser said that exploring Japan on foot helped him connect more deeply with the experience.\u00a0 (Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n “The Whale” star has described living in Tokyo as both “eye-opening” and transformative.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a separate interview, he explained that the project allowed him to explore new territory as both an actor and a visitor.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I love the aspect of making discoveries,” Fraser told People<\/a>.<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n That sense of discovery extended to his character, Phillip Vandarploeug, and his own time overseas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fraser said he arrived early in Japan to absorb the culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I took the time to come in early enough to feel like I had my own Tokyo story to tell,” he shared.<\/p>\n He added that exploring the city on foot helped him connect more deeply with the experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n JAY LENO HONORS \u2018FOR BETTER OR WORSE\u2019 MARRIAGE VOW AS WIFE BATTLES DEMENTIA<\/a><\/p>\n During his appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the host asked the actor, “How was your reintroduction to American culture?” (Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Brendan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/brendan-fraser.jpg\")
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