After Quote by Ian Schrager

I grew up in Brooklyn.

— Johnny Kelly

I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just working.

— Tracy Morgan

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

— Neil Diamond

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

— Frank McCourt

I spent a lot of time in Brooklyn as a kid. I was born in New York, and my grandmother lived in Crown Heights,…

— Wyatt Cenac

I grew up in Manhattan, and now I live in Brooklyn.

— Paul Dano

I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who…

— Dani Shapiro

It's good I was born in Brooklyn. You learn how to take care of yourself.

— Barbara Boxer

I've been very lucky being in New York. While there are many things that have impacted my life, I have been able to stay…

— Kiki Smith

The major perk of living in Brooklyn is that everything is there. If I did not want to leave Brooklyn, I could stay there…

— Cynthia Erivo

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.

— Herbie Mann

I grew up, as I joke around, in the 'People's Republic of Charlestown' in the city of Boston. And I was blessed to be…

— Jonathan Tucker