“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 grew up in Los Angeles, and I've made movies all over the world... I've been in New York, Norway, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, London - I've been in all these cities, shooting away in the winter, thinking, 'People who choose to live here are insane.” PeopleThinkingWorldMadeCitiesNew YorkGrewGrew UpWinterLondonInsaneShootingLos AngelesChicagoPhiladelphiaPittsburghNorway Author:John Landis
“Democratic Rep. Charles Schumer of New York made a plea to Livingston, the incoming speaker. These new hearings, these new subpoenas wave a red flag that common sense and common wisdom are not welcome here, .. Mr. Livingston, this may be the first and most important task you will ever face as speaker. Lead us out of this abyss.” FirstsMayMadeImportantFacesCommonNew YorkRedTasksDemocraticWaveHearingCommon SenseWelcomeFlagsSpeakersAbyssRed FlagsSubpoenas Author:Charles Schumer
“Cities are like gentlemen, they are born, not made. You are either a city, or you are not, size has nothing to do with it. I bet San Francisco was a city from the very first time it had a dozen settlers. New York is "Yokel", but San Francisco is "City at Heart".” FirstsHeartMadeBornCitiesNew YorkFirst TimeSizeGentlemanDozenSan FranciscoSettlers Author:Will Rogers
“Since I moved six or seven times the first year I was in New York, I had to be able to roll up the work, and paper would just get destroyed. Once I looked at what I'd done, I realized I had made a painting, sort of by default.” YearsFirstsMadeDoneAbleNew YorkPaintingPaperSixMovedSevenI RealizedDestroyedDefault Author:David Salle
“I peeled off La Brea and went home and instantly made a reservation to come back to New York. Essentially, I fired everybody that was in my life, my agent, my lawyer, my manager, my girlfriend and came back to New York.” MadeHomeNew YorkLawyerAgentsManagersGirlfriendMy GirlfriendReservations Author:Steven Shainberg
“I did New York, I Love You which is a very personal film for me. My most personal film, but it's not like a film I've ever made. I would never do that film as a feature, for instance, because it's not very commercial of an idea.” MadeIdeasFilmLove YouNew YorkInstanceFeatures Author:Brett Ratner