John Irving Quotes

I'm very much a typical midwesterner, and I don't think the condition is curable.

I grew up in the Midwest, where people seem to be friendly and nice to one another. There is less stress than in some of the other cities.

The people that we met when we lived in Cincinnati, the Midwestern values - I'm from Oklahoma, my wife's from Green Bay - we felt at home in the year we were here.

I like being... in Kansas City. People are extremely nice, extremely passionate about the Chiefs.

I come from Chicago, and the landscape of the Midwest has always meant a great deal to me.

Well, I'm from Indiana. So to me when I was a little kid growing up, Cincinnati was the glamorous New York of it all.

I'm kind of a Midwestern snob. I think we're just nice people and have a great work ethic.

Wisconsin's a special place.

I'm a Midwesterner.

I'm from the Midwest.

The Deep South has the friendliest people in the world. They will do anything for you. They also want to know what's going on and won't hesitate to ask questions.

I have a strange fascination with the Midwest. I'm waiting to find out that my parents are actually from the Midwest. I grew up in Beverly Hills, up the street, and I just feel comfortable there. I've shot in Minneapolis, in Detroit, in St. Louis, in Omaha - they would say they're the Plains, not the Midwest - and I love it.

Anybody that's been in Indiana for five minutes knows that Hoosier hospitality is not a slogan, it's a reality.

To me, the Northwest is the best. The air, it feels cleaner. The people are so nice and caring. Every time I fly in on a plane, I say, 'I'm never leaving here.' It's just different. People who aren't from here don't get it. It just fits certain people.

The people in Indiana are so kind and so genuine.

It's pretty ridiculous how nice people are in Milwaukee. It's like you're a member of everyone's family or something.

People in Chicago are so cool! They are different; they're friendly and just genuinely happy. Everyone's so polite and sweet. They even look cool.

What I love the most about the South are the people here; they here are so down-to-earth.

I grew up in the Midwest. I understand a sense of the small-town mentality, small-town social politics.

I didn't realize how much of a Hoosier or a Midwesterner I was until I moved to New York. It's weird - growing up in Indiana, I wanted to get out, and now I completely romanticize Indiana. It just seems like there's a greater focus on family back there, which I suppose is something that kind of stayed with me.

I'm always fascinated by people from the Midwest, because it is so different than Hollywood, who discover at some point that they want to be in Hollywood.

Japanese culture? I kind of love everything about it. I love the food. Everyone's really nice. There's just a lot about Japan that's really cool.

I have always loved coming to Indore, especially because of the hospitality of the people of M.P. They are so warm and welcoming that they instantly make you feel at home.

There is a certain sentimental vibe in my home town of Manchester, which you would sort of expect.

Detroit, it's just an incredible city overall. The people here are so friendly and very outgoing.