
New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city. —
Jeffrey Wright

Next time
we will roll out the red carpet for you in the United States of Arabia, my brethren! —
Leonard Leventon

It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege. —
Noah Baumbach

New York is a character, all on its own, and whenever you film there, it becomes part of the show. That's just the nature of being there. —
Hunter Parrish

In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues. —
Robert Cray

I left my parents' home when I was 22, I moved to New York with my ex-girlfriend. We did a film together with Raul Julia. —
Demian Bichir

New York is the perfect place for a film festival because there's already so much energy and life here, and New Yorkers love movies. —
Clark Gregg

I did a film called Dracula and it was very nice because I had lots of trips to New York on Concorde. —
Julie Harris

Gradually the live TV scene simmered out, replaced by film, and that took place in L.A. So many actors left New York. —
William Shatner

Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's so concentrated. —
Paul Dano

Music enables me to cleanse and shed the things that I feel are holding me back from growing, or growing up. —
Damien Rice

You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks ... although the latter is much less realistic. —
Kenneth Lonergan

There is a little bit of everybody in everybody. —
Leonard Leventon

I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so! —
Spike Lee

My brother knows more about film sets than I do, because he works at New York Film Academy. —
Elizabeth Olsen

I came to New York to be an actor and I became a film producer first. —
Griffin Dunne

maybe the love of my life got stuck in a condom —
Nikki Davey

Forgive and be compassionate with another in love, in peace and in faith. —
Lailah Gifty Akita