Acting Quote by Utkarsh Ambudkar

I went to college at NYU for acting, since acting was my dream from very young. I did a lot of hip-hop courses while…

— Gina Rodriguez

I moved to New York to pursue music.

— Sharon Van Etten

I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and…

— Lady Gaga

I've studied rap in every borough.

— Gza

I got to New York when I was eighteen. I was knocking around, trying to be an actor, writer, musician, whatever happened.

— Sam Shepard

I had gone to the High School of the Performing Arts in New York City.

— Glenne Headly

My music career is why I moved to New York in the first place.

— Renee Rapp

I moved to New York in 1989 and went to study at NYU.

— James Murphy

I got into music via the competitions; the first time I ever performed was in a kind of rap battle, competing for money.

— Doc Brown

I was a dance major at NYU, but it wasn't working out. I had friends in the drama department, so I switched.

— Maura Tierney

I moved to New York at 17 to pursue theater. I didn't know anyone and I didn't have any sort of way in, so…

— Mike Faist

When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt like a…

— Mahershala Ali