America Quote by Paul Auster

I never had the idea of moving to Paris and becoming something. I liked the idea of living in Paris because it seemed to…

— Rosecrans Baldwin

I never had the idea of moving to Paris and becoming something. I liked the idea of living in Paris because it seemed to…

— Rosecrans Baldwin

I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy,…

— Josephine Baker

America saw me as a projection of me that I always wanted. Thats why I love going to America so much. I feel like…

— Ellie Goulding

Obviously when I came I wanted to live in Paris. I wanted to work or... if that didn't work out... perhaps go away with…

— Anna Karina

My ambition was to be cosmopolitan. I grew up in the suburbs. I went to college in Maine. I had a dream in my…

— Rosecrans Baldwin

I like the distance that Europe gives me. Also if I stayed in America I'd be a full-time politician and have no time for…

— Gore Vidal

I wanted to live in Paris and write nothing but fiction and be perfectly free. I had decided all this had to be settled…

— Mavis Gallant

I'm someone who came to Paris as a teenager, and I dreamed of coming back to Paris as a visitor. I never dreamed of…

— Marc Jacobs

I just dreamed about living in Paris and being French. I always loved the visual arts, film and theatre, and I hoped to be…

— Maureen Chiquet

I'd had a French education for three years, my father being in the army. From 9 to 12, I went to French school. I've…

— Charlotte Rampling

So I had this completely unrealistic idea of what America was — but I wanted to be there.

— Aasif Mandvi