“When I first got to New York, all I did was musicals. After a few years I had to make a conscious choice to close the door on musicals, because I was getting pigeon-holed as a musical theater performer.” YearsFirstsChoicesDoorsNew YorkConsciousTheaterMusicalPerformersPigeonsMusical Theater Author:Tamara Tunie
“I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.” SometimesHalfDoorsWorstNew YorkNeighborhood Author:Christopher Bollen
“I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.” KnowsFirstsNextDoorsCryNew YorkMomFirst TimeWindowCaughtScaredMy MomGradesCaught UpSubwayI Love New York Author:Skylar Grey
“I didn't have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came to New York City would show up at my apartment door at dinnertime, and I couldn't turn them away. I wasn't much older than any of them, but they started calling me 'Mama Africa' and the name stuck.” ShowsTurnsNamesCitiesDoorsShareNew YorkCallingStuckNew York CityApartmentMamaAlways Happy Author:Miriam Makeba
“The 12 years that I was improvising are why I got the number of commercials I got when I was in New York and why I got The Devil Wears Prada, and its why I even got in the door for Mad Men.” MenYearsNumbersDoorsNew YorkDevilMadImprovisingMad MenPradaDevil Wears Prada Author:Rich Sommer
“In New York City, a lot of people think "the great outdoors" is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.” PeopleThinkingCitiesDoorsFrontsNew YorkAreasNew York CityTaxiCabFront DoorsGreat OutdoorsTaxi Cabs Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Shooting in New York can be a problem... I had to walk through a crowd, come in the front door, and play the scene.” PlayProblemWalksDoorsFrontsNew YorkSceneCrowdsShootingFront Doors Author:Richard Gere
“I had to battle it out with all the usual suspects and whatnot and go to the callback. I was lucky that (writer-director) John (Levine) and I were sort of these two white-boy hip-hop-heads from New York. I think that alone got me in the door.” ThinkingTwoWhiteBoysDoorsNew YorkBattleLuckyDirectorsHip HopHipsHopsSuspectsUsualCallbacks Author:Josh Peck
“When I moved to New York, I had nothing. And a friend of mine also had nothing. And he said, 'Hey, come with me to the Marriot Marquis. And if you go to the 30th floor, and you wait by this door, and you sneak in, you can get free food.' And I did that for three years. I was prepared if anyone said, 'Can we see your room key?' to be like, 'Do you know who I am? I'm Bob Marriot's nephew.' Um, so great, I'm glad to be here and have free food again. And I didn't have to sneak in!” IfsKnowsYearsSaidThreeWaitingRoomsDoorsNew YorkMinesKeysMovedPreparedGladWho I AmHeyDo You KnowThree YearsBobSneakNephewYour RoomSneak InFree Food Author:Santino Fontana
“I knew that I'd lived in New York too long when, a few years ago, I was on a subway going downtown, and it stopped at 14th Street. At the station, the doors opened, and the conductor announced that there was a bomb on board and we should evacuate immediately. Nobody moved. We just looked at each other, 'Do you see a bomb?' 'I don't see a bomb.' 'There's no bomb.' 'I've only got two stops - let's go for it.” ShouldYearsLongTwoDoorsStreetsNew YorkYears AgoMovedBoardsBombsStationsSubwayConductorDowntown Author:Lewis Black
“My whole family is in the arts some way or the other. My father was a cellist in a symphony outside Chicago that was a side-job, he was a scientist. My mother was a dancer in New York. She was next-door neighbors with Dorothy Loudon and they moved to New York together. Mom was a dancer in New York for several years before she got married. My sister was a classical pianist. And my brother was a partier. So it all just seemed to work.” WayYearsArtWholeTogetherJobsMotherNextFatherSidesDoorsNew YorkBrotherMomMarriedScientistMovedNeighborMy BrotherDancerChicagoMy SisterSymphonyPianistWhole FamilyNext Door NeighborsCellists Author:Jason Graae