New York Film Quotes

The race film had confirmed a dead heat. That was great. But even better, most of the New York press finally learned to spell my name correctly. — Louis Zamperini

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film. — Vincent Cassel

I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel like, 'Yeah.' — Sean Paul

The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to get a job with. — Lloyd Kaufman

What I'd really like to do is do a film or two a year and then do theater in New York the rest of the year. — Piper Perabo

I brought Yoko Ono to New York and gave her her first job there. I was editing a magazine called 'Film Culture.' — Jonas Mekas

It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater. — Richard C. Armitage

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