York Quotes · Page 118

My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is…

— Kim Raver

I didn't grow up in public life. I lived with my mother in Boston, not in Washington, DC, so I was somewhat…

— Alexandra Kerry

I was the youngest member of the New York International Brotherhood of Magicians. It was me and a bunch of 60-year-old Jewish…

— Matt McGorry

I like Portland. It's a cute city. You've got a lot of twirly mustaches and things - I'm into that, the hipsters.

— Moshe Kasher

“Three a.m. in downtown Caldwell, New York, gave you just enough obstacles to keep shit amusing.”

— J.R. Ward

I was born in Norwich in 1946, and educated in England, Zimbabwe, and Australia, before my family settled in North Wales.

— Philip Pullman

“A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe. —Le”

— Kim Stanley Robinson

I grew up in Winnipeg, in the Canadian midwest, the fifth child. It was a great household to grow up in -…

— Len Cariou

I was going to go to college and graduate and move to New York and do the Broadway thing. That's where a…

— Sam Tsui

L.A. is a great place to write because you have a lot of space. I have a big office at home, I…

— Rachel Kushner

I saw 'Six Degrees of Separation' because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary,…

— Adam Rapp

Any society that could come here could pick up the lights from New York. What should we do about that? Should we…

— Seth Shostak

I’ve come in and out of America for… well, I’ve lived here for 15 years. And I’ve played here for nearly 30…

— Billy Connolly

I found L.A. much less responsive to the name Juilliard than New York was. In New York, that name actually means something.…

— Finn Wittrock

Being a New Jersey native, going down to the shore for my whole life, it's a big thing that out of towners…

— Valerie Estelle Frankel

I've done a lot of plays before where I had to do a New York accent, but never a Philly one before.…

— Jacki Weaver

To drive though the streets of Manhattan to sign a record deal was like a movie. It was crazy - pretty hard…

— James Bay

I would say that my favorite thing about New York is the hustle and bustle but that's also a drawback at times,…

— Kenya Kinski-Jones

I may yet move [from Nashville], and where would I move if not Texas or New Mexico? I couldn't afford a home…

— Steve Young

Growing up in Connecticut, all the Colonial houses looked alike. In Los Angeles, the diversity is so extreme, it's baffling.

— Moby

Part of the whole L.A. mentality that nothing really matters unless it's a success... is such a shallow and dangerous attitude to…

— Patricia Richardson

When you live in New York City, you run up a long list of things you've been meaning to do.

— Willie Geist

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the only place where my fears were justified.

— Anita Weiss

I just have a confidence and a toughness that personifies New York City and gives you an edge.

— Mark Jackson

I moved to L.A. and really didn't dig living there until I found places like Koreatown and Little Tokyo. I really like…

— Patrick Stump

I was born in Cleveland, but we moved to Dayton when I was probably 12, so I really grew up in Dayton.

— Megan Stalter

A little bit independent in your walk. A little bit independent in your talk. There's nothing like you in Paris or New…

— Fats Waller

I forgot that San Francisco is not an angry city like New York. Gays have gotten what they wanted there over the…

— Larry Kramer

I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the…

— Neve Campbell

When I moved to New York in my 20s, I didn't have an obnoxious ego, but it was huge! I'll thought, "I'll…

— Britta Phillips

It's the story of New York. Storefronts change and languages change, but at the end of the day, people come here to…

— Sal Albanese

I love the city of New York. It's kind of fun. I grew up in the country, so I'm getting a little…

— Aaron Judge

The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center…

— Vincent Canby

I'm amazed every time I come back to Vancouver at how much it's changed. You go away for a month and there's…

— Bryan Adams

I have fallen in love with Chicago. The community here is loving, supportive, and welcoming.

— Alex Weisman

I was born in Alton, Ill., and moved to Paducah, Ky., when I was 3 years old. I lived in Kentucky until…

— Ricochet

I love spending time in England, whether it's for writing, producing, or seeing my parents and siblings.

— Alice Merton

I just moved to Atlanta so the change of scenery and environment put me in a different mood and a different vibe,…

— Lil Durk

In New York there is always something to look at, but it is all infinitely more interesting through a window in the…

— Anna Godbersen

I love the drive from York to Whitby over the moors - one of the great journeys, in my book.

— Penelope Wilton