Early 20s Quote by Matthew Specktor

I hated L.A. when I first got here. Hated it.

— Alycia Debnam-Carey

I used to hate L.A., but I met such a great group of people there that I fell in love with it.

— Alber Elbaz

There's so much nonsense tossed around about L.A. and how horrible it is and 'don't go out there' and all that stuff. So I…

— Josh Radnor

When I first went to L.A., I really hated it. I had this preconceived idea of what it would be like. You think of…

— Sophie Lowe

I love L.A. It was an awesome place to spend my 20s, full of creative people, but I never wanted to stay there. It…

— Scoot McNairy

There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think that's what makes L.A. appealing. A lot…

— Roman Coppola

L.A. has always been hated on so much. I remember, the first time I went to New York, I was at jam sessions, and…

— Kamasi Washington

L.A. was just an inspiring kind of place to be. It felt like going to Paris in the Twenties and Thirties. Everybody's there. Everybody's…

— Joe Perry

New York is great, but I miss L.A. - I feel like there was something exotic about L.A. that I kind of underestimated at…

— Emily Mortimer

The biggest thing that I don't like about L.A. is the sort of 2 a.m. shutdown of everything. It really kind of stagnates the…

— Aaron McGruder

I don't like L.A. I've always said that, and people hate on me for it. I don't really like the city.

— Shenae Grimes

I spent a lot of time in L.A. growing up.

— Aaron Gordon