Chris Weidman Quotes

I try to remember what it was like to be a kid in New York. I lived in different parts of my childhood in Manhattan on the Upper West Side, where 'When You Reach Me' is set, and also in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.

On the screen were some flashback shots of Daniel, Emma and Rupert from ten years ago. They were 12. I have also recently returned from New York, and while I was there, I saw Daniel singing and dancing (brilliantly) on Broadway. A lifetime seems to have passed in minutes.

I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway.

I grew up in the Lower East Side of New York.

I had this temp receptionist job in New York, and I kind of hated it, and in the morning I would come out of the subway and just walk along the New York streets with all these people around me and kind of sing to myself. Like, 'She's gonna make it!'

When me and my brother Eagle-Eye were kids, life was about hitting the road, getting on the bus. We loved it.

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.

One of the first memories I have, we went to - actually, we stopped in New York for a little bit, and I remember going to Macy's with my mom. And I was a big fan of the color orange, and they had Snoopy orange gloves, hat and scarves. And I bought it, and it was the best thing ever. I loved America right there. That was it.

I'd spent my first 12 years in New York in an East Village walk-up. The upstairs neighbor was the cowboy from the Village People.

New York is the center of the world. I grew up in Connecticut, outside of the city, and my father commuted to the city for work.

Sometimes I just play the theme from Arthur. It reminds me of my childhood in New York and I just love it.

I like the streets. I grew up in the streets.

London's where I grew up and had most of my experiences.

I do miss the Chocolate City of my youth.

My father took me to a lot of sports events as a child, and our TV stayed on ESPN.

Madison Square Garden to any New York kid is the center of the universe. Even going there as a fan is like stepping up to the plate at Yankee Stadium. You know you're in the grand cathedral.

I've loved Leia and Han since I was seven years old. Getting a chance to tell some of their adventures? Mind-blowing on every level. I wish I could go back in time and high-five my baby self.

My family lives on Long Island.

My favourite memory was the first time my mum bought me a bubble blower. I must have been the happiest girl in the world that day. I was all over those bubbles like a moth to a flame.

Are you kidding? They had me at 'Star Wars.' The kid inside me would've clawed his way out and strangled me if I'd turned this job down.

I grew up in Gillingham in Kent, and my dad commuted to Victoria Station every day. I remember travelling in with him one day and the noise, the people, and the heat leaving me wide-eyed and grinning.

I grew up on Long Island. It was pretty normal.

I can remember that 2005 Ashes as a kid and being really absorbed in that whole series at 14 years old. It was magical.

Growing up on Long Island, I think Billy Joel albums come with your driver's license.

Although I was born in New York, I moved to Baltimore when I was young. And I like to say New York birthed me, but Baltimore raised me. A big part of my heart was always in Baltimore.