“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
“It’s being ready to accept rejection. You can work on a book for two years and get it published, and it’s like you may as well have thrown it down a well. It’s not all champagne and doing interviews with The New York Times.” YearsWellsMayTwoBookAcceptingNew YorkReadyLike YouRejectionInterviewsThrownTwo YearsNew York TimesChampagne Author:George R. R. Martin
“I think that at the end of the day I'm drawn to a certain level of ambiguous storytelling that requires hard thought and work in the same way that the New York Times crossword puzzle does: Sometimes you just want to put it down or throw it out the window, but there's a real rewarding sense if you feel like you've cracked it.” IfsThinkingWayWantFeelsDoeRealEndsSometimesHardCertainLevelsNew YorkLike YouWindowStorytellingThe End Of The DayPuzzlesNew York TimesCrackedAmbiguousCrosswords Author:Damon Lindelof
“Your pitching coach is almost like your spouse. He's someone to go to when you want to gripe and complain. The big thing for me with Mel (Stottlemyre) is that we've been through so much together. He's been through everything I've been through on the mound. He was a Yankee who won twenty games in New York and a Yankee who didn't win twenty games in New York. For me, he's been there and that's what makes a good pitching coach. He's a good man, too.” MenWantBigsTogetherGamesWinningNew YorkLike YouTwentiesComplainingCoachesGood ManSpouseBig ThingsYankeesPitching Author:Andy Pettitte
“I love the impatience of New York... You ever had somebody not ask you for directions, but demand them? You're just innocently walking down the street, you hear a horn, all of a sudden some guy's like, 'HOLLAND TUNNEL!!!' ...You know, like you were supposed to fax this guy directions. Suddenly, you're wasting HIS time.” KnowsFunnyGuyAsksComedyStreetsNew YorkLike YouWalkingDemandThis GuyHornsImpatienceTunnelsHollandFax Author:Jim Gaffigan
“One of my first observations about New York that I was so fascinated with was that you'd be at a stoplight and you're with everybody; there's a homeless dude and some weird celebrity and a cop and someone who looks exactly like you. You're on foot and everyone is at street level and eye-to-eye. I think that's what's special about New York, because there's no hierarchy, there's no discrimination.” ThinkingFirstsLooksEyeLevelsFeetStreetsSpecialNew YorkLike YouDiscriminationObservationFascinatedCopHomelessHierarchy Author:Kevin Morby
“When I first moved to New York, someone who thought they knew more than I did said: "You have to always look like you know where you're going when you get out of the subway."” KnowsFirstsLooksSaidNew YorkLike YouMovedSubway Author:Maya Rudolph
“Being on the stage in New York is always exciting because you feel like you're part of the life of the city.” FeelsCitiesStageNew YorkLike YouExciting Author:Alan Rickman
“That's what New York is like - you can't have real art happen in an institution because rich people can make the world stop. The stuff on the street is a lot more interesting.” PeopleWorldArtRealHappensStuffInterestingRichStreetsNew YorkLike YouInstitutionsRich People Author:M.I.A.
“I'm not someone who's an immigrant who's struggling in that way, but between New York and L.A., I had someone tell me very early on, "If you're going to be broke anywhere, it's better to be broke in L.A. At least the weather is nice." I was like, "You're right." I didn't take them up on that.” IfsWayStruggleNiceNew YorkLike YouWeatherBrokeImmigrants Author:Greta Gerwig
“I love New York ... I think it's the best city in the world. As far as cities go, everything's there. I think it's so vibrant. I love the people, I think they're honest, in your face. If they don't like you, they'll say, 'Get out of my way,' if they like you they'll slap you on the back and support you. It's a very intoxicating environment to be in.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayFacesCitiesSupportEnvironmentHonestNew YorkLike YouMy WayYour FaceSlapSupport YouCities In The WorldI Love New York Author:Hugh Jackman
“I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from - your city is just as influential as your parents. Even the grimy, hardcore gangster rap from New York - KRS-One and Wu Tang, the stuff acknowledges it.” FeelsStuffParentCitiesNew YorkParticularLike YouHip HopRapHipsAcknowledgeHopsChestsInfluentialShoutingGangstersHardcoreGangster RapKrs One Author:Talib Kweli
“Basically, there's a good friend of mine who works at EMI Publishing, a publishing company. He had asked me - he was like, you know, do you know this girl, Amy Winehouse? She's in New York for a day. She's kind of meeting people to maybe work with on her second album.” PeopleKnowsKindGirlCompanyNew YorkMinesLike YouMeetingsAlbumsDo You KnowPublishingGood FriendAmyThis Girl Author:Mark Ronson
“You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday and you're 17 years old.” FeelsYearsSelfNew YorkLike YouWalkingEveningFridayJuneOld Self Author:John Darnielle