London Quotes - Page 9

• I think New York is more stylish than London.

  Max Irons

  New York, Thinking, Stylish

  "Max Irons, Model/Actor, Thinks New York Is More Fashionable Than London" by Sarah Leon, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 20, 2012.

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• Living in London is like being on a luxury cruise liner.

  Ma Jian

  Luxury, Cruise

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• It's hard for it to make a mark in this city because London has so much culture to offer.

  Toby Jones

  Cities, Culture, Mark

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Hitchcock's got a very interesting voice; it's a very controlled, measured rhythm that's quite slow and, in that sense, also felt quite controlling in its pace. He retained something from his childhood, that London sound, as well as adopting some of the L.A. sounds... All of this helps you create the character.

  Toby Jones

  Character, Voice, Interesting

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Dad was the first man I fell in love with. He was a very funny man. He grew up in the East End of London and was very dynamic, and I understood why my mother fell in love with him.

  Patsy Kensit

  Mother, Dad, Men

  "Patsy Kensit: My family values". Interview With Helen Carroll, www.theguardian.com. February 25, 2011.

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• I think you need humour and a sense of fun, which is what I try to bring to my books to leaven the danger and action. The ones that really transcend the genre always have a great laugh in them, such as 'Fright Night,' 'Lost Boys,' 'American Werewolf in London' - just to name a few.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Fun, Book, Thinking

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• I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.

  Carole King

  Eric, Royal, Concerts

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• The church of St. Peter at Berlin, notwithstanding the total difference between them in the style of building, appears in some respects to have a great resemblance to St. Paul's in London.

  Karl Philipp Moritz

  Differences, Style, Church

  Karl Philipp Moritz (2010). “Travels in England in 1782”, p.53, BoD – Books on Demand

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• Yet while on my trip to the Middle East, the London bombings occurred. This was yet another stark reminder that if we don't fight terrorists abroad, they just get closer to our home.

  Kenny Marchant

  Home, Fighting, East

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• Many of my favourite hotels are in London. I like the Covent Garden Hotel and I stayed at Blakes last time I was in London. I like the feeling of warmth and homeliness that you get from both of those places.

  Diego Luna

  Garden, Feelings, Lasts

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• It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time.

  Stella McCartney

  Country, Realistic, Beats

  "Lunch with Mariella: Stella McCartney" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. July 17, 2010.

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• I've lost bags all over the world and had cases end up in London, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Miami.

  Brigitte Nielsen

  Bags, World, Miami

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• I went to the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art and returned to New York where I started my career.

  David Naughton

  Art, New York, Careers

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• In course of time the Brothers Cowper removed the manufacture of their printing machines from London, to Manchester. There they found skilled and energetic workmen, ready to carry their plans into effect.

  James Nasmyth

  Brother, Machines, Printing

  James Nasmyth (2010). “James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography”, p.161, BoD – Books on Demand

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• I don't like the idea that one hotel could be better than another. In any city, I try to find a hotel that has the identity of that place - Claridge's in London, the Danieli or Cipriani in Venice. In New York, I stay at the Mercer Hotel; it is so much in the character of SoHo.

  Jean Nouvel

  New York, Character, Ideas

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• In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this!

  Parminder Nagra

  Girl, Football, Believe

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• When really you've gone to drama school and rep and then you've come to London and gone to auditions and you've worked, solidly, for years. But that all gets forgotten.

  Julia Ormond

  Drama, School, Years

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I lived in London for a time in the '90s and I love it here. You know, I just go and see shows and have great dinners and walk around.

  Elizabeth Peyton

  Dinner, Walks, Shows

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• I want to win a gold medal in London.

  Kerri Walsh

  Winning, Goal, Gold

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• Peter Hall was just organizing the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was going to be an ensemble, it was going to be in repertory, it was going to have a home in London as well as in the Midlands, and all of those things were happening at that time.

  Trevor Nunn

  Home, Ensemble, Royal

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• I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one of his shows. The work went from strength to strength, so I thought: 'This is where the world wants me; I'll stay.

  Clarke Peters

  Guy, Theatre, Musician

  "Clarke Peters: 'Lester Freamon's the guy I'd like to grow up to be'". Interview with om Lamont, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2010.

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• Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There's something about here, everyone makes you feel so at home. I miss my family of course, but I don't miss London that much. I was worried, but I feel really at home. Everyone says that who comes here from London, but I didn't believe them.

  Archie Panjabi

  New York, Believe, Home

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'd love to open a private museum in Paris, London, or New York, but I don't have the money. If I were Bill Gates or Paul Allen, the first thing I would do is build a museum.

  Jean Pigozzi

  New York, Paris, Museums

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• As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when I'm elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week.

  Lucy Powell

  Commitment, Night, Mps

  "Despite Sarah Palin, the glass ceiling for women in politics remains" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.

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• After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.

  Nick Park

  School, Degrees, Film And Television

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