1970s Quote by John Lanchester

Although I'm not from London originally: I moved down here when I was 16, so it's played a part in my life. It's where…

— Daniel Craig

London's where I grew up and had most of my experiences.

— Dizzee Rascal

London seems like such a small place now that I've been there for a while.

— Vogue Williams

I've lived all over London, as I like moving from place to place.

— David Linley

I grew up in New York City and in London.

— Alissa Quart

I’ve been walking about London for the last thirty years, and I find something fresh in it every day.

— Walter Besant

London is where I grew up, and I know it better than any other place.

— Luol Deng

I remember, the first few years here, I didn't like London much: too big, too crowded, the physical difficulty of getting around.

— John Lanchester

I was 18 when I first visited London, I'm very provincial like that, but I must confess the moment I got to America I…

— David Hockney

I came to London when I was a year and a half for four years. Since then I have been back and forth. I…

— Hussein Chalayan

I loved living in London in my 20s and 30s, but after a while, you kind of go, 'Right, is this it? Is this…

— Cillian Murphy

As a transplanted northerner, London has always signified big-city glamour and cosmopolitanism. It's part of what drew me here after university.

— Munira Mirza