Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): Kirk Douglas has heaped praise on Americans for rushing to support survivors of the Haiti earthquake.

The Hollywood veteran has been moved by the efforts made by his countrymen since the tremor devastated the nation earlier this month.

On Friday, George Clooney's Hope For Haiti Now telethon raised more than 57 million dollars for the relief effort.

Stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Gisele Bundchen and Sandra Bullock have all offered huge cash sums to help the people of the devastated nation overcome the tragedy.

And Douglas has saluted the people of America for being so forthcoming in their response to the earthquake.

"I'm so proud of America. The response to the catastrophe in Haiti was overwhelming. I like to think of our country as being the first to respond to any tragedy in the world," Contactmusic quoted Douglas as saying in his online blog.

"Many countries look at us as arrogant. To counteract that, we must show that we believe in helping everyone, no matter what country, no matter what religion, no matter if they hate us or love us. This is the spirit of our country for all the world to see," he added. (ANI)