Brooklyn Quote by Cynthia Erivo

There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island.…

— Steve Buscemi

I love living in Brooklyn. Originally I moved there because I could enjoy a bigger space for less money than I would ever get…

— Raquel Zimmermann

I have been down and out, living in Brooklyn, no money even for a subway, no food whatsoever. Like, I remember just sitting in…

— Viola Davis

I can go years without going to Los Angeles, but I think my living in Brooklyn is critical to my continuing to have a…

— Peter Hedges

Living in Brooklyn it's a very fend-for-yourself place. Maybe it's made me a little bit harsh but I don't consider that to be pejorative.

— Fernando Torres

As far as coming out on top with the right mentality and it molding you into the best human being you can be, I…

— D'Angelo Russell

My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn.

— Frank McCourt

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

— Neil Diamond

No, I ain't a star - I'm just a kid from Brooklyn, living his dream.

— Astro

Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there's a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of…

— Wyclef Jean

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

— Theophilus London

I love the little garden in the back of my family's brownstone in Brooklyn. Digging out there in the dirt is a joy for…

— Siri Hustvedt