Complete Quote by Amanda Blake

I did a year at Columbia, and I just kind of floundered. Maybe it wasn't the right place for me.

— Timothee Chalamet

I think the first year and a half that I was in New York I was having trouble just living somewhere. Back in them…

— Mickey Rourke

My first year in L.A. I felt lost in that big city. It's easy to be tumbled around and not figure out where you…

— Steve Aoki

It took me forever to leave Chicago. I went to Columbia College because I wasn't ready to leave! My professors had to kick me…

— Lena Waithe

I had a rough start when I moved to L.A. I couldn't find a job, so I couch-surfed for the first two years.

— Nico Santos

The first time I lived in L.A. I was too young. I really wanted to be back home in Vancouver.

— Sarah Chalke

I grew up in the city. Both my mother and father were factory workers, and I loved the life in the 'metro.' Everybody saw…

— Per Petterson

D.C. is a hard city to grow up in. I couldn't find my footing there. Also, I got a late start academically, and I…

— Justin Theroux

The year the bus drivers went on strike in Pittsburgh, I was twenty-three and living on the edge of the city in a neighborhood…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

I moved to New York first and was really apprehensive about moving to L.A., but I really, really like it.

— Kumail Nanjiani

I had decided on L.A. because I felt like I could handle the cost of living out there. It was just too difficult in…

— Gina Schock

I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting…

— Ezra Koenig