David Hockney Quotes

I've always loved New York City and the idea of a cultural exchange: the immigrants coming to America.

I do have friends in Pittsburgh, and I had some wonderful experiences there.

No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City.

I'm an immigrant - I've got to be in the city: London, Vienna, or Rome, but always a city.

I love living downtown.

In Los Angeles and other cities, being around immigrants is inspiring. They are touching the American Dream and reminding you how much you take it for granted.

Living in New York, no big deal. I am loving New York - there is something about the energy.

I love London. I love the variety, the entertainment, the restaurants and concerts. It's different from what we have in South America.

The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island.

New Brown America represents a whole generation of kids that are descendants of either immigrants or immigrants themselves, that are coming to America, enriching what it means to be an American.

I figured New York was the closest I'd get here in America to Scotland.

Las Vegas is amazing because of the clientele you have here. People come from all over the world; it really is a melting pot.

The first time I was in London, I went to an English greasy spoon to get some breakfast and realised that all the waiters were speaking Italian. That's when it hit me what an international city this is.

Only in America can the first-generation Indian American Muslim kid get on the stage and make fun of the president.

People from all over the world come to London wanting to make their own mark on it, and they add to the energy and vitality of the capital. It's got a bit busier since the '60s, but the more the merrier!

It's super trippy coming to America because we know everything about it - from music and film. I know what a Southern accent sounds like; I know what a New York accent sounds like.

I love London, even though the weather's not great. I've travelled the world and I've lived in Paris, Germany, Los Angeles and New York but I love the parks, the theatre and the Britishness and the way that all these communities have integrated.

London is an incredible city. The people are very nice. It's a happy city with good Brazilian restaurants.

I love New York. It's hard to explain, but it's the energy of the city. It's not like L.A. where everything is spread out.

I didn't realize what a love affair I would have with big city life until I got to New York City. In a place like New York, granted it's utterly unique, you can get and have and do anything you want at any time of any day. It's bursting with culture and the cream of the crop in all walks of life. That sort of energy really excites me.

I moved to London, and it's a cliche to say that London is a melting pot, but it's true - I didn't stand out anymore.

After Brazil, London is my favourite city. I love to live here.

I'm much more of a city girl. I like the mall. I like shopping.

I think, probably, socially, in some ways New York may be the least American city. It represents too many things that Americans really don't entirely want in their lives.

I've always felt at home in America. Obviously, there's down sides to everywhere - the politics of America can be hard to take but it's not great here either. I really love the country's landscape and I've travelled it many times.