Being a Parisian is not about being born in Paris, it is about being reborn there.
Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here.
I like the idea of a world, even within a big giant city, where you're not anonymous. You have an identity, and that's an identity that's known just sort of by shopkeepers. I felt that as a kid, and I loved it.
I love L.A. and feel attached to this city, but I don't identify myself as being a part of it.
I'm an adopted Mancunian. This city has grown on me. I have a wife from Manchester and have three kids who think they are more Mancuniuan than anything else, which is a problem I need to address!
Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
Unless you're born here, I don't know if you can ever become a full New Yorker.
When I walk through the city, I just think that I see my family. I see us in everybody, you know? I see us.
To take possession of a city of which you are not a native you must first fall in love there.
The only city people are those born so.
