I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.
Eric BogosianL.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.
Billy EckstineI didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.
Greta GerwigOn that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.
George PatakiI never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name.
Gregory PeckI think I'm representing a new generation of Latinos - bilingual, bicultural people.
Genesis RodriguezToday we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.
Hillary ClintonNew Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.
Jane Pauley