Los Angeles Quotes - Page 34

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

  Brigitte Nielsen

  Bags, World, London

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• I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.

  Rachelle Lefevre

  School, Volunteer, Wheels

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I got my first job when I moved to Los Angeles. I worked at a coffee shop for five years and it was one of the best experiences I ever had. It was a bunch of actors covering shifts for each other and becoming great friends.

  Katie Leclerc

  Jobs, Coffee, Years

  "When I Was 17: Katie Leclerc". Interview with Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. May 26, 2012.

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• I'm very leery of show business, having been in Los Angeles for the last 10 years. Buzz is a dangerous thing that I've heard applied to a lot of people that I've since not heard of again.

  Greg Kinnear

  Years, People, Lasts

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• That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a tough time with some very basic necessities, like shelter, food, and medical care.

  Brande Roderick

  Party, Tough Times, Hiv

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• One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.

  Ellie Kemper

  Nice, People, Dresses

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

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• In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.

  Ellie Kemper

  People, Dresses, Staring

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

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• The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation.

  Leslie Jamison

  Past, Years, Battle

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• I like Los Angeles. So many artistic people, and I just love the weather.

  Carly Rae Jepsen

  Weather, People, Artistic

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• I was just restless with being in school; so I went out to Los Angeles.

  Beth Henley

  School, Restless

  "Expressing 'the Misery and Confusion Truthfully'". Interview with Jackson R. Bryer, American Drama, Volume 14, No. 1 (p. 87), Winter 2005.

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• The thing about living in Los Angeles and doing a lot of movies is that you get to go to a lot of premieres, and, regardless of whether or not you're a celebrity, you still get to walk down the red carpet and then have everyone sort of screaming your name. The pictures never get printed anywhere, but they are nonetheless taking your picture.

  Missi Pyle

  Names, Red, Carpet

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• Yeah, I think there are a lot of things about Cleveland that I miss. Los Angeles is a funny place to live.

  Monica Potter

  Thinking, Missing, Cleveland

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• People figure because I'm blonde and was a model, I just waltzed into Los Angeles and got major roles in major films.

  Monica Potter

  People, Blonde, Roles

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• I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side when I'm out there. It's more like a vacation place or a place to visit than a place to hunker down.

  Jeffrey Wright

  Ocean, Vacation, Two

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• I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.

  Nancy Travis

  Husband, Kids, Television

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with.

  Leonard Slatkin

  Fun, People, Together

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• The thing about New York is you can leave your house without a plan and find the day. You can't do that in Los Angeles. You need to get in your car, all this, you can't just drive around like a lunatic. In New York, you can literally walk outside, and wind up anywhere.

  Michael Rapaport

  New York, Wind, Car

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• I grew up in Los Angeles, and I've made movies all over the world... I've been in New York, Norway, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, London - I've been in all these cities, shooting away in the winter, thinking, 'People who choose to live here are insane.

  John Landis

  New York, Winter, Thinking

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• In certain parts of the world - where I'm at right now in New York, you're going to pay a whole lot more. In Los Angeles, your average starter home is a million dollars. So I need more money in Los Angeles to live like a normal person. If I live in another city, Iowa maybe, I wouldn't need as much.

  Karrine Steffans

  New York, Home, Average

  "Former 'Video Vixen' Talks Sexuality and Power". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. October 9, 2007.

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• My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood.

  Rita Wilson

  Mother, Father, Greek

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

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• I didn't really like my Sydney accent - nobody likes the sound of their own voice - and when I was a little younger tried to change my accent gradually. But I've only ever really lived in Sydney and Los Angeles, so I haven't been influenced by the accents of some far-off land.

  Callan McAuliffe

  Land, Voice, Sound

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• I started out pursuing an acting career out of college when I lived in Los Angeles. When I got an entry into broadcasting, I preferred it. I liked being me, rather than dressing up to be someone else. Now I'm 30 and doing a career of my own and have been in this career for eight years.

  Eleanor Mondale

  College, Eight, Years

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• I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that.

  Edward Ruscha

  Cities, People, Mind

  "Ed Ruscha: 'There's room for saying things in bright shiny colours'" by Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2010.

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• I feel comfortable here primarily because I think Los Angeles is made up of people who don't come from here, so you can find kindred spirits very easily. It's a town of gypsies.

  Matthew Rhys

  Thinking, People, Towns

  "Matthew Rhys on Brothers and Sisters". Interview with Neil Midgley, www.telegraph.co.uk. January 21, 2010.

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• There's such a unique humour in Wales that I just love and miss in Los Angeles.

  Matthew Rhys

  Unique, Missing, Wales

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