There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think that's what makes L.A. appealing.… — Roman Coppola Copy Share Image
I don't like to see things on purpose. I like them to soak in. A friend . . . asked me to… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
Toronto is a special city, and the environment is perfect for the arts; free and alive. I'm a New Yorker, and Toronto… — Emory Cohen Copy Share Image
I always thought security was a joke at New York airports, and in U.S. airports to begin with. You can go through… — Richard Drew Copy Share Image
My family originally lived in Brooklyn. Our first apartment was a little place above my father and uncle's hardware store in Coney… — Gilbert Gottfried Copy Share Image
I was born in Norfolk, Virginia. I began school there, the first year of public school. When I was 7, the family… — Ella Baker Copy Share Image
NYC doesn't have a big sign saying "You must love diversity and the rights of all people." And that's not what makes… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I have lived in other cities but been inside of only one. I once wore all the windows of Chicago and all… — Ben Hecht Copy Share Image
Working on the Obama campaign was a life-changer for me. I realized during that campaign that structure is the name of the… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I think Northern California is the most beautiful place on earth. And I adore New Orleans, but there's something about the air… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I'm going to show you the real New York - witty, smart, and international - like any metropolis. Tell me this: where… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
“By comparison with other less hectic days, the city is uncomfortable and inconvenient; but New Yorkers temperamentally do not crave comfort and… — E B White Copy Share Image
I've never had a girlfriend during Christmastime. But I think the perfect holiday date scenario would be Christmas in New York City.… — Nick Jonas Copy Share Image
New York is the thing that seduced me. New York is the thing that formed me. New York is the thing that… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Los Angeles traffic is just the worst thing in the world. It throws off timing so much. However, it's always warm and… — Christina Grimmie Copy Share Image
“I expected Los Angeles to be slick and modern, but overall it had a rundown look and feel to it. Sort of… — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
The truth is, there are so many terrific places in New York because it's the greatest city in the world, and there… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
I don't think I would live outside of the Northwest. I think the quality of life in Portland is really good. People… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
The whole city gives you the impression of impermanence. You have the feeling that one day someone is going to yell, "Cut!… — Allan Sherman Copy Share Image
Simplicity of living gives you sensitivity of character. A lot of people told me that leaving L.A. and moving to Volcano (district… — Jason Scott Lee Copy Share Image
The L.A. theater scene is very different. The perception has been that people who love theater do theater in New York. The… — Tracie Thoms Copy Share Image
One of the things about having worked at certain places is that it becomes very hard after you stop working at them… — Michael Wolf Copy Share Image
Basically, Urban Fantasy means D&D in New York. Ordinary people have no idea that they share the world with fantastic, supernatural creatures.… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
My ideal city is more like the city (New York and Paris come to mind, but it sort of applies to all)… — Luc Sante Copy Share Image
I use New York to talk about home, but the ideas in 'Colossus' could be transferred to other cities. The story about… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I have a place in New England. It's in the middle of nowhere, like horror movie style - Stephen King-ville. It's a… — Taylor Momsen Copy Share Image
I can remember when anything further downtown New York than Canal Street was risky and the whole area still looked like a… — Peter York Copy Share Image
Improv definitely made me a better auditioner, without a doubt. We did do an audition semester in grad school, and that was… — Rich Sommer Copy Share Image
I don't read a lot of books that were published after 1755. One thing about having friends in New York who belong… — John Jeremiah Sullivan Copy Share Image
I always remember to go on the Staten Island Ferry because it's the most amazing view of New York. And it's free!… — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
Living in L.A., it's such a big huge place and there's so much of it. It's so much fun to be in… — Tim Commerford Copy Share Image
Not to bash Los Angeles, but there is always a feeling in LA of where your stock is. Are you the top… — Cynthia Nixon Copy Share Image
The fact that I live in New York, a city that thrives on accessibility, might explain why I was slow to grasp… — Jenna Wortham Copy Share Image
Evelyn Waugh was in error when he said that in New York there was a neurosis in the air which the inhabitants… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“that was New York for you, always changing. New groups of people came in on a daily basis. Some people liked it,… — Heather Graham Copy Share Image
I'm street smart. You can't con me. But that's just from living in New York. Now if a guy came from Mississippi… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
It isn't like the rest of the country - it is like a nation itself - more tolerant than the rest in… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
In L.A., like, there's a lot of, like, materialism, and, you know, people who think they're better than each other because of… — Kreayshawn Copy Share Image
I've been in New York for 14 years. I would never leave for good. The city is so much more alive than… — Anika Noni Rose Copy Share Image
I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
