M.I.A. Quotes

I am still adapting to London life, but England was always a country that 'interested me.

Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny.

Manhattan is a narrow island off the coast of New Jersey devoted to the pursuit of lunch.

Living in London as a student is tough. And my heart goes out to every single drama student in London because, as an actor, it's a creative process that you are taking on, and if you don't get to do it every day, it hurts.

The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi.

I loved living in London, and I didn't want to leave.

I bike around New York City as a way of getting everywhere I need to go.

Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.

The way everyone in London is right up against each other makes it very real to you growing up, the fact that people have different lives to you. And that causes problems; of course it does.

I feel like I'm a New Yorker because I really know the city. I actually tell the drivers where to go - I have this bad habit, I always question the drivers. I do that all the time because I feel like I know the best way, when really it's like, 'Yo, man, shut up. This dude does this every day of his life.'

I always loved being in London and being near my parents.

Schlepping around from city to city is nothing I want to do.

Living in London is awesome.

I'm a Londoner. Embankment. Big Ben. Cab drivers.

Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway.

I love walking everywhere I go and following City Mapper.

I think life in London is good.

I spend a fair amount of time chatting to black cab drivers in London.

I enjoy playing on grass and I enjoy being in London.

Growing up, the news agents round my way in Kilburn all had 'Time Out' on their shopfronts. The logo is a London icon.

I do explore the city if I have the time for it, but normally, I would rather stay relaxed at home. London can be a stressful place because it's crowded and it's a big city.

In Chennai, we have the beach for entertainment, but in places like Trichy, Salem, and Coimbatore, movies are the only entertainment.

I just used to go up to London a lot and hang around SW3.

The more time you spend in London, the more you become a Londoner.

London can be a platform to look at what living in contemporary Britain is all about.