Gauri Khan Quotes

It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.

When I moved to Mumbai for college, it was bit of a culture shock.

My life has been that of someone who has moved from the countryside to the society. To make that transition, I have had to learn a lot.

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.

I moved away when I was young, when I was about 19. I'd literally come from an area with dirt roads and stuff like that, right to the centre of a city of about five million people. It's been great. I'm based in New York, and every day, it's amazing.

When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city.

My life changed incredibly when I moved from Holland to England.

Coming to Hollywood at 19 and living in a single apartment with one other guy on Venice Beach was a massive contrast to my upbringing.

I've grown to love L.A. It was a really touchy transition. It was not the easiest. It took me some years to love it.

Moving to Glasgow from Feyenoord was a life-changing experience.

Of course, in the beginning it's always difficult. It's a new country, new teammates, so you need to find the relationship with all the players. Obviously it takes time.

My first year in Munich was definitely not easy.

Most of my shows have shown the transition of a character from a small town to the big city.

Moving to London was a culture shock, but in a really good way. I'm more aware now, and I'm less trusting of people in the music industry.

I knew I could make it in Cebu, but I never thought I could make it in Manila.

I'm a farm boy from Connecticut, and I adopted urban life.

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.

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

My background has been very helpful for this experience. But everyone was so accommodating because they knew it's not the most comfortable position to be the new kid.

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.

In Italy, where I live now, I have put some distance between myself and the world that has formed me.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

The first season in a new country like England is very difficult.

I moved to the States, and that was a big thing for me. I moved to Miami, and I joined the Blackzilians. For me at the time, it seemed like the best logical solution, but sometimes surrounding yourself with new people is not good.

When I started going to school, I started getting used to things, like the language. After that, I started adapting to school, friends, and everything. It was really difficult, to start with, but I survived.