London Quotes · Page 22

That monstrous tuberosity of civilised life, the capital of England.

— Thomas Carlyle

In London there is a man who screams when the church bells ring.

— H. P. Lovecraft

Most of my friends in London are musicians, but the ones in Scotland have proper jobs.

— KT Tunstall

Nando's - boom! That's what I'm thinking of whenever I'm in London. I go there every time.

— Kaytranada

I was a sort of rock journalist - whatever that is - in London in the late '60s.

— Jonathan Demme

I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.

— Idris Elba

It's the only thing to do when you're in London - hang out in a taxi.

— M.I.A

Yes, I was born in London because my dad was closing out the West End version of Miss Saigon' there.

— Isa Briones

I think both of us [ with Steve Oram], once we decided to do comedy, knew that we would have to come…

— Alice Lowe

When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea before that, but then I got actual,…

— Sarah Zettel

I saw Alan Davies on a show from the London Palladium and he did a nice routine about having kids or whatever.…

— Bob Mortimer

“Pleasantly bustling shoppers streamed past us on Bond Street - smart-suited men and well-heeled women whose commitment to luxury goods glazed over…

— Tyne O'Connell

I was going to be a jazz-fusion guitarist. I came to London at one point with my mate, and we were going…

— Julian Barratt

One of the small joys that's easy to miss in London is the blue plaques on buildings. These are put up to…

— A. A. Gill

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to…

— Vincent Cassel

Although I train hard with England and Rajasthan Royals, when I am at home in London I always like to join some…

— Jos Buttler

People constantly make the mistake of comparing London with New York, Milan and Paris and that's not what it's about. London has…

— Anna Wintour

There's a simple arithmetical logic at work. Build more unaffordable and not always architecturally sympathetic apartments, watch the rents rise, the tarts…

— Howard Jacobson

In 1969, when I was still living in London, I had gone with some friends to see 'Easy Rider' in a movie…

— Anjelica Huston

...Dean Mohamet, a Muslim landowner from Patna who had followed his British patron to Ireland. There he soon eloped with, and later…

— William Dalrymple

In London, almost all Jewish shops in the Whitechapel district were displaying placards denying entry to German salesmen and affirming their anti-Nazi…

— Edwin Black

When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After my long stay in the French capital,…

— James Weldon Johnson

I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid…

— Bill Bailey

Go on writing plays, my boy, One of these days one of these London producers will go into his office and say…

— George Bernard Shaw

“Habits, places and faces grew into you over time, like tree roots burrowing into stone work.”

— Frances Hardinge

Most of my world is in London, and I feel like this is where I went mad and ended up finding myself.

— Aisling Bea

I don't think Lloyd's of London would insure this mouth.

— Kathie Lee Gifford

Every comedian wants to play the London Comedy Store, and I was no exception.

— Nigel Ng

The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ

— Oscar Wilde

I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.

— Wolfgang Puck

Of all the London theatres, the Donmar is the dream.

— Charlie Cox

London is like a girlfriend I loved, then really fell out with.

— Lapo Elkann

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent.

— Ben Kingsley

London's a great place to make music but it definitely has its downsides.

— Lola Young

“It is in Paris that the beating of Europe’s heart is felt. Paris is the city of cities.”

— Víctor Hugo

London keeps me grounded. We don't get praised every time we open our gobs there.

— Miranda Richardson

In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.

— Mel Smith

Rien ne se peut comparer a' Paris. Nothing can compare to Paris.

— Eustache Deschamps

I am from Scotland and moved down to London when I was 21.

— Ncuti Gatwa

When I was 21, I went to London and lived there for eight years.

— Sia