In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a… — Bill Kurtis Copy Share Image
“That's the problem with being born in New York, the old newsman observed a little sadly. You've got no New York to… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
South Dakota, like a lot of rural states, small states, there are small cities with a very big work ethic, very common… — Kevin Brady Copy Share Image
I find N.Y. very inspiring; there is an amazing energy and flow of creativity in N.Y. like nowhere else. — Charlotte Ronson Copy Share Image
I hate being in Los Angeles when it's football season. I want to be in New York. It just doesn't feel right… — Kate Mara Copy Share Image
The three books I've written in Florida about L.A. are my best takes on the physicality of the city, as far as… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
No one could have predicted on day one of rehearsals, that a year and a half later we would have shot a… — James Corden Copy Share Image
Introduced to this world in Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, Wales, November 14, 1843, I celebrated my first anniversary by landing at Castle Garden, in… — Jenkin Lloyd Jones Copy Share Image
I think being an Asian woman has been more of an advantage than a disadvantage. It helps me stand out from the… — Nadia Ali Copy Share Image
Being born and raised here in L.A. is very personal for me. I feel like able to have that upbringing and background,… — DeSean Jackson Copy Share Image
I live in Brooklyn. I moved here 14 years ago for the cheap rent. It was a little embarrassing because I was… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
The shock I had, from moving from L.A. to New York, you know, whether you live in an apartment, whether you like… — Regis Philbin Copy Share Image
It's time now to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways. They're so… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I was born in Oakland and grew up, probably about five miles from Oakland, in Hayward. And Hayward was OK. Like, Hayward… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
“I go all the way down to First Avenue . . . I realize it's Friday Night all over America, in New… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
I'm a New Yorker. I was there during 9/11, and I saw how, not only New York City stopped for a moment,… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I grew up in a little town in east Texas where it was really not on the table to question certain things… — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris. — Oscar de la Renta Copy Share Image
I live in New York City, so there's so much stimulation when you walk outside, it does not require a television in… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The L.A. weather is a lot like Taiwan's, where you don't observe four seasons, so the years can pass and you don't… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I've never had a treehouse because I live in New York City. It would be a little bit hard to fit a… — Abigail Breslin Copy Share Image
There is a pool of references in New York and Los Angeles that are almost exclusively drawn from the media, from the… — Marshall Brickman Copy Share Image
The Bay Area has welcomed me. I feel proud to be able to represent the area and everybody here. The people have… — Jon Fitch Copy Share Image
Chicago is great! It's like the heart of America. It's the center and it's a beautiful city. — Michael Sucsy Copy Share Image
I'm a New Yorker, so I have the sort of tough vein that's naturally bred into me. In general, I'm a nice… — Rosario Dawson Copy Share Image
I'm a very rooted person. I grew up in Norwich, Connecticut, I still live in Connecticut. — Wally Lamb Copy Share Image
The beauty of New York is unintentional; it arose independent of human design, like a stalagmite cavern. — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
The chili-rubbed rib-eye at Porter House New York is one of the best steaks that I've eaten anywhere in the world. — Martin Bashir Copy Share Image
I am a New Yorker. I like New York. And I like cities. And it's not my desire to make New York… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
Oh I've seen Jude Law a couple of times, with his kids in tow, looking stressed. But I've lived in Primrose Hill… — Limahl Copy Share Image
In New York, everyone's desperate for success, desperate for money and desperate to be accepted, but in London they're more laid back… — David Bailey Copy Share Image
New York is the cubist, the futurist city. It expresses in its architecture, its life, its spirit, the modern thought. — Francis Picabia Copy Share Image
My usual route is, I do a play at South Coast Rep, then there's time between and I revise it, and then… — Richard Greenberg Copy Share Image
We lived in the bowels of New York City. It was a struggle just to survive. This nice suburban kid hadn't had… — Peter Bergman Copy Share Image
I think the driving force when I moved to New York was the fear of going home with my tail between my… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people… — Molly Bloom Copy Share Image
In some way, L.A. respects the young guy that's out there just trying to make it happen, but in some ways, they… — Travis Kalanick Copy Share Image
On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge. — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
I was born to a dad who was born in the South Bronx while the Bronx was burning, while landlords were committing… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Copy Share Image
There's no place like New York to engage so many wonderful people who care about black people. — Khalil Gibran Muhammad Copy Share Image
