Brooklyn Quote by Britta Phillips

I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.

— Skylar Grey

I moved to New York to pursue music.

— Sharon Van Etten

Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn.

— David Blaine

I'm just a girl from Harlem who ended up in the right place at the right time.

— Gabourey Sidibe

My mom grew up in Brooklyn.

— RJ Barrett

I actually started as a singer in Brooklyn, and I lived in a community. To get out of the ghetto of my community, I…

— Charlemagne Palestine

I was born in the Chi fo sho' and raised there till I was like 15. I then went on the road with X…

— Yung Berg

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

— Utkarsh Ambudkar

I got to New York when I was eighteen. I was knocking around, trying to be an actor, writer, musician, whatever happened.

— Sam Shepard

I left home when I turned 17 and ran away to New York. I did a lot of moving. I was based in New…

— Sarah Roemer

I grew up in Brooklyn.

— Johnny Kelly

I'd gone to New York at an early age, and I got beat up a little bit, emotionally. So I thought I'd go home…

— Billy Squier