Alex Wolff Quotes

New York is about as cosmopolitan as it gets. It's a fairly mixed and woke town, so there weren't a lot of situations growing up where I felt like the outsider or the alien.

New York taught me everything.

New York is such a diverse place in and of itself, it would be ridiculous to see it otherwise.

New York is like a melting pot: so many different people, so many different cultures.

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.

You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the more you can create situations and experiences that give you new perspective, the better.

I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.'

Everyone in New York is fluid and thinking and inspiring each other.

Honolulu is a melting pot.

There's no reason that there has to be a fringe network that illuminates an urban or a multiethnic experience.

I grew up in New York where there is such a different variety of people.

Every day is a learning experience for city kids, and they are really sort of forced to interact with everyone around them and develop into social beings.

I really love living in cities where the people living above, below and next to you are from totally different worlds to you.

There is more sophistication and less sense in New York than anywhere else on the globe.

In the beginning, New York and I had kind of a love-hate relationship. It seemed so abrasive compared to Europe. But the transformation here in recent years is really something. I don't think I would have seen as much change if I'd lived in any other city in the world.

As an actor, you come in contact with so many different people and cultures. It makes you a more accepting person.

When I'm in the city, I like to go to different events and get introduced to different people. That's what New York is all about. There is great diversity, and there are people from all over the world who have done amazing things. That's my favorite thing to do: meet new people.

New York has the biggest, most eclectic collection of people in the world.

I have always thought that being a good American is appreciating the world, not just your own country.

Paris was a melting pot.

For me, New York is about anonymity; that's the draw. It's not at all about other people in my business being nearby. It's that I can get on the subway and eavesdrop on conversations that I would never have access to otherwise. That's why I stay. That's why I could never leave.

When people do get to see each other and know each other more - you'll see it in New York, all these cultures are together - other cultures become far less scary and less foreign to you.

Going to an interracial high school shaped my understanding of social justice and racial inequality.

I was really able to integrate into a diverse school and learn to get along with all different types of people.

New York is just an energy. There's a beauty to the way it's laid out: the architecture, the way the planning is. It's huge, but you really do get to experience more than your own existence here. It's kinda hard to isolate yourself from different types of people, different types of ideas or communities.