Lived Quote by Kelly Reichardt

I like the whole Pacific Northwest.

— Johann Johannsson

And before me was the great raw bulge and bulk of my American continent; somewhat far across, gloomy, crazy New York was throwing up…

— Jack Kerouac

I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees and rain and clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area.…

— Kyle MacLachlan

I'm from the East Coast, and so therefore, the Pacific Northwest forest is very exotic land to me.

— Debra Granik

I'm from Oakland and San Francisco, so I feel like the Pacific Northwest starts there and goes north - so, it's home to me.

— Colin Trevorrow

I'd never really experienced the West before moving to Colorado. The East Coast, where I grew up, has a lot of big cities, like…

— Tyler Hamilton

It took me a long time to adapt to the West Coast. I lived eight years in New York before California and might have…

— Rachel Morrison

I think coming from the Northwest is something that's born in your blood. On my mom's side, I'm, like, a sixth-generation Oregonian. My family…

— Mat Kearney

To me, the Northwest is the best. The air, it feels cleaner. The people are so nice and caring. Every time I fly in…

— Jamal Crawford

I grew up in the Midwest, quite far from any ocean or any beach, a million miles. I think for kids who grew up…

— John Malkovich

They're each on separate coasts but I think that the deep Maine woods shares some similarities to the Pacific Northwest.

— Mark Duplass

Being from the Midwest, I would say that I like that East Coast mentality, it's more direct. What you see is what you get.

— Angie Everhart