York Quotes · Page 88

I live in New York full time. I can't live in L.A., because I fear people think I'm a vagrant there.

— Casey Affleck

America's got amazing presentation, especially New York - the most potent, strongest, concentrated, amazing presentation.

— Watkin Tudor Jones

I grew up in Long Beach during a transitional phase. It's a lot better now, but there was a time where it…

— Giveon

Chicago's history is a classic American tale of reinvention, while its present is buzzy, chic and architecturally stunning.

— Carol Drinkwater

I feel comfortable in places like London. You get many cultures in L.A. but it's strangely segregated.

— Sandra Oh

Liverpool is off the side of the known universe, and it always was. New York is the only other place comparable.

— Simon Rattle

The thing about living in New York is that there are other artists; that is the most difficult, I think they are…

— Julian Schnabel

Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world.

— Tommy Chong

The work that I've gotten in the hiatuses seems to indicate that I will have a little more work after 'Mad Men'…

— Rich Sommer

Selling your apartment in New York is like dating a manic-depressive.. you get used to cycles of elation and despondency. Every time…

— Anderson Cooper

[ New York ] is a place that worships incompetence particularly if it's combined with energy and paranoid self-confidence. Only in a…

— Gore Vidal

I went to Europe in '52 or '53, and when I came back, I stopped in New York. I remember looking out…

— James Ivory

New York City is just one node on the global cultural scene now. Social media reflects the state of the world, so…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

New York and LA are both great places to visit, but I wouldn't want to live in either of them now. I…

— Jonny Lee Miller

I'm from Queensbridge. It's the largest housing project in New York. And growing up in Queens, it was different because I wasn't…

— Metta World Peace

People think about L.A. as being sunny and relaxed, but there's a darker side to it. There's people living in tents under…

— Bonobo

Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the…

— John Gourley

“You know what the trouble is with New York?” she asked me. “No,” I said. “Nobody here,” she said, “believes that there…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

OVO that's major shit, Toronto with me that's Mayor shit. Gettin cheddar passes like KD, OKC that's playa shit.

— Drake

I just love walking around the Upper East Side and seeing those guys who didn't just take an extra 10 minutes in…

— Michael Bastian

One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.

— Ellie Kemper

We can't just rest on the fact that this is beautiful Chicago. I want to triple down on that experience and make…

— Desiree Rogers

I live in the East Village, and occasionally people will recognize me there. When I'm in Williamsburg, I always get recognized. Midtown,…

— Andrew Rannells

San Franciscans are very proud of their city, and they should be. It’s the most beautiful place in the world.

— Robert Redford

“Brooklyn is a big fat blob with its own ugly shape across from Manhattan; it looks like Jabba the Hutt counting his…

— Ned Vizzini

The beautiful thing about L.A. is that you have 50 countries in one county. Diversity brings power and muscle.

— Max Azria

Chile could work as a double for L.A.; it's very production-friendly and there's terrific talent down there.

— Eli Roth

I like the theater, dining and chasing women. Let me put it this way: I am a single, straight billionaire in Manhattan.…

— Michael Bloomberg

I've been down in Florida since 1979. When you're born in Nebraska you really can't explain it.

— Larry the Cable Guy

I'm not a huge L.A. fan, but I go there for the winter every year. We usually rent a house and have…

— Benny Blanco

Brooklyn, where I grew up, is a competitive burg - there's always a pretty boy around the corner there, and you gotta…

— Theophilus London

I've been obsessed with Opening Ceremony since I moved to New York. I've spent whole paychecks there.

— Laura Harrier

You meet a lot of people in New York who are different than you, and have different stories, so I see everyone…

— Frankie Cosmos

I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality.

— Cyndi Lauper

I love being in Ojai. It's kind of a travel destination because I drive to it from Los Angeles. I also love…

— Anna Getty

The underground is not a place but a way of life. You can be underground most anywhere, from the Upper West Side…

— Bryan Burrough

“Today, everything about New York leaves me feeling like I’m competing for space, and just barely hanging on.”

— Lauren Graham

I love the New York that was. The end for me was Studio 54. I don't go out at night anymore.

— Brigid Berlin

I've got to be honest, and I'm not just saying this because the majority of you reading this live there, but I…

— Corey Taylor

I moved to New York - I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so…

— Utkarsh Ambudkar