London Quotes · Page 20

I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.

— J. Philippe Rushton

My London is racy. Hyper. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. Er. Intense.

— Dizzee Rascal

“When you come to London, bring a lot of money, I'll get you a date! lololololol”

— Sienna McQuillen

Paris can be like the land of the Lotus-Eaters. You can't leave.

— Edmund White

Rome is my most favorite city, so I really enjoy to stay here and the whole tournament.

— Daniela Hantuchova

Yet, like the sea and the gallows, London refuses nobody.

— Peter Ackroyd

Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.

— Donatella Versace

The French are never happy coming to London; this is an ancient and comforting enmity.

— A. A. Gill

It's not exactly under the radar, but when I'm in London, I love to visit Liberty. It's my favorite department store, and…

— Ashley Madekwe

I find Edinburgh a stimulating place in which to live, with it being a city of contrasts, both architecturally and socially, and…

— Joan Lingard

I was very fortunate to have gone to drama school in London for three years, and that was classical training in the…

— Rose Leslie

If I could live anywhere, I would live in London. I love London, their comedy scene is awesome. And, also, I want…

— Chris Redd

I was studying musical theatre at the ArtsEd school in London and got picked to join a dance troupe called Wacky Feet,…

— Michaela Strachan

I like the idea of an open, international London that thrives on attracting hard-working, talented people but has the confidence to tell…

— Mohsin Hamid

Girlfriends are vital ... Maggie [Gyllenhaal] and I will always see each other when Maggie's in London or I'm here. We'll always…

— Emma Thompson

My having won a gold medal in Beijing is not going to be an extra advantage. It does not have any bearing…

— Abhinav Bindra

“They bear down upon Westminster, the ghost-consecrated Abbey, and the history-crammed Hall, through the arches of the bridge with a rush as…

— Hume Nisbet

My parents got divorced when I was around a year old. My dad was essentially a nonentity in my life until I…

— Tucker Max

'Sister Act' was my first audition out of school. I was 21 and cast as the understudy. It was non-Equity, so I…

— Patina Miller

I do find London exciting. Much as I hate to agree with that tedious old git Samuel Johnson, and despite the pompous…

— Bill Bryson

It was also great shooting in London at Pinewood Studios because of all its history. So many of the 007 movies were…

— Naomie Harris

We moved there a year ago, just as a weekend place. Then we decided to move out of London completely. We will…

— Linda McCartney

When I lived in London when I did 'Wicked' there, everyone told me the audiences might be much more reserved, but I…

— Idina Menzel

London's Windmill Theater grew famous for its nude tableaux. During the 1940 and 1950, this theater overcame the objections of censors by…

— Lynda Bellingham

I grew up in London, Ontario, and moved to Toronto when I was 22 or 23.

— Bryan Lee O'Malley

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

— Samuel Johnson

After winning 'DID,' I went to London for an advanced dance course.

— Shakti Mohan

There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.

— Alex Ferguson

I bloody love transport and plotting a route through London.

— Mel Giedroyc

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.

— George Bernard Shaw

Paris is a very exciting city. I learned about Paris the same way that Americans do: from the movies.

— Woody Allen

I used to go from place to place by tram. A shilling would take you all around London and the suburbs.

— Vera Lynn

“London? It's a city full of sleepwalkers chasing other people's dreams.”

— Steve Merrick

I think Japanese audiences are much more attentive than a London audience.

— James Blake

I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh, in many ways I am coming home.

— Alan Rickman

In the early '80s when I came to London, I didn't like opera. I didn't know anything about it.

— Harry Enfield

I'm pretty much a London boy, and it was a big enough city to try and conquer.

— Lennie James

My return to London introduced me to a wider range of society.

— Catherine Helen Spence

It's very important for me to play in London. It's a wonderful city.

— Gianluca Vialli

I love London. I loved it when I went there in the late '50s.

— Robert Vaughn