Douglas Brunt Quotes

I guess I was always in awe at the amount of energy that surrounds Washington, D.C. My experience in coming up before was that it was a very, very busy place.

The vibe of London as a city is captivating. It's both fast-paced and extremely rushed but still has the calmness that would attract any big-city person.

I grew up in D.C.

Over the years, I've spent a lot of time in Washington. It's a great theater town.

I grew up in Washington, D.C. Suffice to say, it was not a garden spot.

Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open eyes around me that's influenced my eyes to open.

I've always thought Mexico City was incredibly dynamic.

When I first went to New York I was right out of high school, I was 17 years old, and I had never seen a building over two stories high.

I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.

I love downtown Seattle. It's a city that has all of the outdoor activities and is still a very cosmopolitan city.

For me, New York still ranks as the most beautiful and the most interesting city in the world. It is also the most varied in terms of the things it has to offer.

Montevideo is a beautiful city with a very European style. It's a small city, but with a lot of cultural movement and a lot of personality. At the same time, it's a very chill city.

Hoboken is a neat place.

I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.

New York is such a versatile city, and there's always something new to discover.

To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London.

I travel continuously, and I see many cities, but there is nowhere like London.

Ever since I was a little kid, I always dreamed of being a Big City kid, because I grew up in a very small town up north in Canada. I have to say I just love the city lights at night.

Rome is magic, it's like being in Hollywood. But the difference between Hollywood and Rome is that here you don't have just the movie business. The movie business is so little, so you also have the choice to hang out with people who do different kinds of business.

Washington is a city of Northern charm and Southern efficiency.

Washington, D.C., is one of my favorite cities.

I first discovered Tampa in my 20s when I met my wife, who was living there, and I instantly fell in love with the city. It's somewhere between a big city and small town, so you get the feeling of both.

Even if you live in a big city, everybody lives in a small town. We identify ourselves by our neighborhoods - 'I live in the Village, or in Chelsea.'

London is a very big city, Manchester is calmer. I live near the training ground, so I do things around there in the countryside, but I really like Manchester's Northern Quarter, where they have nice coffee shops and live music places.

New York is big, fast, energetic, and has the most and best of everything. While it can push the senses, it's the most convenient place to live. It's much easier for a ninety year old to live in New York City than in the suburbs. NYC is the best mass assisted-living facility on the planet.