I came to London. It had become the center of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I was lost. – V. S. Naipaul
In London it’s easy not to be the focus of attention, especially when Sting lives in the house just behind you. – Victoria Wood
I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn’t accommodate the things I wanted to do in film. – Vincent Cassel
The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very best conditions to pursue their sporting dreams in London. – Sebastian Coe
I feel comfortable in places like London. You get many cultures in L.A. but it’s strangely segregated. – Sandra Oh
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. – Will Tudor
Who needs to graduate from Central Saint Martins in London or New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology when a homemade outfit can go viral on YouTube with millions of hits? – Suzy Menkes
I love cities. New York, Montreal, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, L.A… but, I do choose to live in Vancouver. It’s home. – Stewart Butterfield
I can’t stand it when restaurants don’t have a sense of place in a city. When I’m in London, I want to know I’m in London. When you’re sitting in my joint, you know you’re sitting in Seattle. – Tom Douglas
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise. – Virgil Thomson
Just as London is not one endless afternoon tea, L.A. isn’t all super-fit, health food-crazy freaks. – Suki Waterhouse
On my early trips to London and Paris, in 2009, I started to shift to more wide-brimmed felt hats similar to Borsalinos and Stetsons. – Theophilus London
I’m not sure where I’m from! I was born in London. My father’s from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother’s Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston. – Taiye Selasi
To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London. – Theo James
I love driving around east London – it’s always full of surprises. Actually, I don’t drive myself – I like to be driven. – Zaha Hadid
I love London. I love the U.K., but if I was going to live anywhere else on Earth, it would be Australia. – Tom Parker Bowles
This melancholy London – I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air. – William Butler Yeats
I can’t really change for a climate. I’ve got to be Theophilus London in any weather. – Theophilus London
London was a spice mecca. The first recipe for curry in English was actually published in 1747. – Tom Parker Bowles
My favorite record shop was called Recommended Records, in South London near where I lived – they did all the original Faust reissues that came out in 1979, and they also did a lot of Sun Ra stuff. They were a great record shop. – Tim Gane