Alex Turner Quotes

I lived in New York for five years; I've lived in Barcelona, Rome, and Paris at different times. When I was 18, I was dying to live in a city.

I stayed in New York City for the first time, I'd always wanted to do that.

New York is like a vacation - no beach required.

I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US.

On the whole, when I travel to different countries, I like to find the hidden places, so I tend to avoid the cities - but in terms of the ease of getting about, finding what you need, the excitement, that undercurrent of whatever you want it to be, it's got to be London.

I didn't actually begin photographing, or even visit New York, for the first time until I was 26.

I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.

When Kate Spade New York told me that we would be going to Dubai to celebrate the opening of two stores there, I was so thrilled - Dubai has been a place that I have wanted to visit for quite some time. There was something mysterious about Dubai that I wanted to see for myself so I could draw my own conclusions.

I'll always be a Brit abroad, and I love London so much, but New York is my home.

I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle. And I have since now found a New York where if I lived there now, I know where I would want to live.

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York.

I love New York. I'm taking English lessons there for the first time. I used to live in Tokyo, but I needed something new. I'm really close to my family. I miss them all the time, but we Skype a lot.

I did not move to New York with a plan. The first time I moved to New York, I just popped up. My sister was living here in New York. I just popped up. She had her baby and a husband, and I just popped up. 'Hey, what's up? I got $200 and dreams. Let's do this.'

Don't get me wrong - I love London, and still have an apartment there.

It was only when I moved to New York that I realized tall is good.

I've been living, I've lived in New York since I was 18 years old and traveled pretty much all over the world.

Every time I drive into Rio from the airport, I see the city for the first time and think how strange it is.

I went to New York for the first time when I was in college for a school trip and, uh, it did not appeal to me. It was too much hustle and bustle.

When I came to London as a young man, I was very excited by it and that's never gone away.

The first time I landed in New York and got a cab to my hotel, I was completely struck by it: a feeling of life and chaos, 24 hours around the clock, just like in London. And whatever your problem is, it's insignificant. You're just a small part of something very big.

I've been lucky enough to travel widely. When you're based in Europe, it's very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for the weekend. I also lived in Italy for ten years and now live in Ireland.

Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my childhood fantasies of the way travel should be.

When I was 21, I went to London and lived there for eight years.

New York has everything, so you can do anything.

I love working in Dublin, but when I'm in London, I'm more focused on my career.