Ang Lee Quotes

L.A. is my American city.

I was a Valley girl; I hung out, and through a photographer friend. I met Peter Douglas, who was one of Kirk Douglas's kids. He introduced me to Sam Spiegel.

Most of my books have something to do with L.A.

The more I come to L.A., the more it's amazing.

I moved to New York when I was almost 21 and I've lived there for almost eight years, now I have a totally different relationship to L.A. There's like all this space and it's so beautiful seeing all these different landscapes and all my friends are here so now I really like it so much but my adjustment period was a little like "What a strange town".

Out of the 72 kids that I went to high school with, I still talk to 25 of them on a fairly regular basis. Seven of my classmates live in L.A., and five of them are in the entertainment business, and we constantly talk and play fantasy football together.

I quite like L.A.

Los Angeles is a very special city. It's a great ethnic mix, a great cultural mix.

I dont hate L.A. There's a very beautiful side to it; it's scenic, and I can go horse riding.

My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

I've spent a lot of time in L.A. and I love it. A lot of Brits can't stand the place, but I like the West Coast attitude and the way people celebrate success.

In America they like my spicy TV alter ego, probably because there were a lot of Italians and Hispanics in the country, but the real L.A. life is a hard-working one.

I'm a California girl. I grew up in Inglewood right by LAX.

I don't know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles.

When I'm Los Angeles, it's work. That's what I'm there for is work.

I'm not just friends with fellow actors, but I find that a lot of people are out here in L.A. I go out of my way to make sure that's not the case, but I do have a lot of friends who are actors.

I think L.A. is beautiful.

There's a ton of stories that can come out of L.A. I actually think that even though I enjoy being in New York more, I think that L.A. is a really fascinating place.

When I lived in Los Angeles, I used to live in the Hollywood Hills, behind Grauman's Theater, and I'd always hit the matinees.

I live in L.A. Now.

I love living in Los Angeles.

Yeah, I love Los Angeles.

There's a certain attitude to Los Angeles.

I knew David Benioff a bit socially. I knew his wife, Amanda Peet. He's a smart guy, so I always sought him out at dinner parties.

Los Angeles is a city of few hard targets. Its iconic buildings are private spaces, mostly residential, visible by invitation only or in the pages of a Taschen book. Its central industry is as mirage-like as the projection of light on a screen.