Living Quote by Jaboukie Young-White

New York is a weird place.

— Karen Russell

Being in New York has definitely intensified my desire to be different and individual.

— Bobby Berk

I wanted to try something different. Most people my age go off to college; I thought I'd try out New York.

— Sky Ferreira

Sometimes I get gigs in weird, artsy places because weird, artsy people embraced my public-access show, which I could only have done in the…

— Chris Gethard

I spent a lot of my life schlepping around New York with people not doing things for me.

— Debbie Gibson

New York is really where my career somewhat started.

— Jose Feliciano

All I really want to do is plays - and that's a New York thing.

— Mamie Gummer

Work aside, we come to New York for the possibility of interaction and inspiration.

— David Byrne

Living in New York City, you have to keep trying to do a lot of things.

— Caroline Shaw

Being on the stage in New York is always exciting because you feel like you're part of the life of the city.

— Alan Rickman

When I moved to New York a year and a half ago, I feel like I really was able to access my sense of…

— Chloe Wise

My passion is New York and the vitality that makes it special.

— Michael Musto