David Shields Quotes

The city of Seattle has become my second home for my family and I.

This is Seattle. We're supposed to have superior taste.

Even when I was writing 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette,' I started to appreciate Seattle's many charms.

New York taught me everything.

I think growing up in Vancouver is a different lifestyle than growing up in most other places.

I give Seattle credit for grooming me, making me the person I am today.

I just love Ottawa because I was able to develop a lot of things, my own character as a man.

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.

When you get to see the world, it changes you. You realise that there are all kinds of people out there.

I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be.

I've been in LA for 5 years now, and it's been very freeing creatively.

I don't think I would live outside of the Northwest. I think the quality of life in Portland is really good. People move from intense, high-powered jobs, and move to Portland, work half as much and live twice as good.

I became a man in New York. New York made me the musician that I am and the person that I am, so it's impossible for me to say I regret having lived there.

I spent three years at RMIT doing a bachelor of arts and media studies. It was a hugely formative experience. As someone who had a private Catholic school upbringing, the world suddenly became a much bigger and better place for me.

I love downtown Seattle. It's a city that has all of the outdoor activities and is still a very cosmopolitan city.

It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be.

Living in different cultures helped me work out who I was going to be, separate from where I came from.

I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I deliberately moved away from the coast to experience a different way of life.

I grew up in Colorado - went back there, tried to heal myself and grow and learn, then got a call that David Lynch wanted me to fly back to Seattle so he could meet me for Twin Peaks.

I don't want to be daft and say I had some spiritual awakening or something, but I really did come of age in Los Angeles, where we recorded the album. I had my own little house and my own little circle and I really got to feel how the city ticks.

I think growing up in New York, you see so much at such a young age, there's no bubble to escape into.

Seattle is very similar to Minneapolis. I like the culture; I like the people. I raced a bike and won a national championship on Lake Washington in 1977, so I've had a connection there for a long time.

I prefer to be a mother in the Pacific Northwest! I grew up outside of Seattle and personally find it to be the most beautiful place in the world.

Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here.

Boston is an unbelievable city, and for any athlete looking to become involved in the community, this is the perfect place.