“I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.” HomeKidsChildhoodNew YorkGrewGrew UpSickAsthmaSick Kids Author:Josh Peck
“If you're a citizen of the State of New York, your kid has as much a right as another kid to an education, and the best education. The money should be distributed equally to all.” IfsShouldStatesKidsNew YorkCitizensBest Education Author:Carl Paladino
“The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor.” KidsWantedYoungActorsStageNew YorkNaiveStage Actors Author:Oliver Platt
“I was a bartender in New York and I overheard this girl saying she made $3000 doing a commercial. A kid at work told me, 'Hey, I know this director and he'd really like you!'. So I walked into this guy's office and was like 'I was thinking maybe I could make $3000' and he hired me for commercials, short films, like 15 jobs in a row.” ThinkingKnowsMadeKidsJobsFilmGuyGirlNew YorkLike YouDirectorsOfficeHeyThis GuyThis GirlBartenderShort FilmsReally Like You Author:Pauley Perrette
“I was never that kid who grew up in New York and was always at the arthouse watching important films. I was the kid who grew up in the Midwest where there weren't any art films, and I watched TV. And that was really the medium that affected me and that I fell in love with.” ArtImportantKidsFilmNew YorkTvsGrewGrew UpMediumsAffectedMidwestArt Films Author:Shawn Ryan
“I personally would rather raise my child in New York. It seems like it would be easier to make sure she or he gets a whole bunch of experience and understanding of the world. But, people in general think it's easier to raise a kid when you don't have so much stuff in your face.” PeopleThinkingWorldChildrenWholeSeemsWould BeKidsFacesStuffUnderstandingNew YorkEasierRaisesBunchMy ChildrenYour Face Author:Jeremy Sisto
“I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.” MindShowsKidsRememberParentWatchesNew YorkGrewHorrorGrew UpOkayAnnieRocky Horror Author:Gabriel Macht
“Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.” IfsYearsLittlesKidsSpiritWonderNew YorkStudentsCynicismOrchestraScratchesFatigueMusic LoveCynicExuberanceOld Music Author:Zubin Mehta
“My writing is really intuitive. As a kid, I went to school in New Jersey and hung out in New York, so the way kids used to talk got into our earlier songs.” WayWritingKidsSchoolUsedSongNew YorkHungIntuitiveJerseyNew Jersey Author:Donald Fagen
“People are attracted to your light because they want it for themselves. It's like fireflies. When we were kids in New York, we would visit my dad and catch fireflies because we were so attracted to their light. Put them in jars next to our bed, and then they'd die. Then we'd go out the next night and get another firefly. That's how people are.” PeopleWantLightKidsNightDiesNextNew YorkDadBedMy DadJarsFirefly Author:Karrine Steffans
“My upbringing was very un-Hollywood. I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the business in those days, never a fan type - just a basic kid watching TV. It wasn't like I was an insider. I was never really brought into the show business side of my father's life. I guess that's been a blessing and a downfall. But it's made my own work the initiation.” MadeShowsKidsFatherSidesBornMy OwnFansNew YorkTvsGrewTypeBlessingGrew UpHollywoodShow BusinessUpbringingDownfallInitiationInsidersWatching TvSmitten Author:Stephanie Zimbalist
“I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that's a job, and that's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a kid. But when you think about leaving that field, that's when the job and the demands really start. In New York, Seattle, every city. The community, the media, business stuff. You have to stay on a narrow path.” ThinkingBelieveKidsWantedJobsStuffSportsCommunityCitiesPathMinutesMediaNew YorkFieldsDemandBaseballBallsLeavingHittingGoing OutCatchingSeattleNarrow PathBaseball Field Author:Alex Rodriguez
“I did stand-up for a good number of years while I was still living in New York, and those people primarily knew me as 'the kid stand-up.'” PeopleYearsStillsKidsNumbersNew York Author:Samm Levine
“I have an incredible role model in my mom. She was a single mother raising two kids in New York.” TwoKidsMotherRolesNew YorkMomModelsIncrediblesMy MomRole ModelsSingle Mother Author:Kim Raver
“My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time.” TwoInspirationKidsNew YorkHugeMomMy MomSingle Mom Author:Kim Raver
“My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.” KidsMotherCoursesNew YorkTheaterUnclesAuntNunAunts And UnclesIrish Family Author:Ellen Pompeo
“I havent seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few years in Harlem, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid.” YearsKidsPlayerNew YorkBrotherMovedMy BrotherHarlemBlakeConnecticut Author:John McEnroe