London was an exciting place to work at one point because, socially, it was very progressive - a catalyst. There were very interesting artists making all types of work, but it got to a point where the social aspect became claustrophobic.
Chris Ofili
WorkInterestingPlaceLondonPoint
I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home - I've been there 14 years now.
Katherine Jenkins
HomeMyselfNowLondonFirstSee
The paparazzi is kind of crazy here in L.A., but it's nothing like it is in London. They are animals over there, it's insane.
Matthew Morrison
CrazyAnimalsKindNothingLondon
I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.
Groucho Marx
GoodHateWeatherLeavingLondon
I do notice that when I've been away and I come back to London. People look at you. People are ready to pick arguments.
Colin Firth
PeopleYouLookBackReadyLondon
I met William Burroughs in 1971. I got his address through a magazine and went to London to spend time with him.
Genesis P-Orridge
TimeLondonHimThroughGotSpend
When I went to London, they told me I spoke with a funny accent - English with a Chinese accent.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
FunnyMeLondonEnglishAccent
One of my agents once said I was one of the most dangerous men in London, and I was so excited by that. For a few days, I walked around Soho snarling.
Howard Jacobson
MenDangerousSaidLondonExcited
The Clash will always be from London, and we will always be from New Jersey. But New Jersey doesn't create us.
Brian Fallon
CreateNewWillLondonAlwaysUs
Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised.
Hayley Atwell
CityYouLondonUpLivedKansas
I made my final collection in college in London using Irish handwoven wool. That is how I discovered Ireland first; I just fell in love with it, really.
John Rocha
LoveCollegeLondonIrishFirst
The Italians are very unmusical. If I go to a Protestant church in London or Amsterdam or listen to a black choir, I hear four-part harmony. Italians could never do that. In Italy, we all have to sing the melody because we cannot harmonise.
Gian Carlo Menotti
BlackChurchHarmonyGoLondonSing
London is a fantastic creator of jobs - but many of these jobs are going to people who don't originate in this country.
Boris Johnson
PeopleCountryLondonCreatorGoing
I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.
Carole King
WorkTimeMeRoyalLondonHim
I am definitely a west London girl.
Amelia Warner
GirlI AmLondonWestAmDefinitely
When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.
Greg Rutherford
ChampionDoneNowLondonAthletics
The thing about New York is it's like London: you want to go to the boutique places. You can go to the big department stores - Barney's, Bloomingdales and all that stuff - but I like the little stores.
Bryan Greenberg
New YorkYouGoNewWantLondon
In Geneva, I was seen as an outsider. In the U.S., I was considered Eurotrash. And in London, I'm seen as an American.
Danny Rimer
AmericanLondonOutsiderSeenGeneva
I'd never thought about living in London until about 1999.
Stephen Hough
ThoughtLivingLondonNeverUntil
Of course there are times when I hate London, but equally there are times when I can walk 'round a corner and I really feel that this is my place.
Graham Swift
HateWalkFeelI CanPlaceLondon
You burned the city of London in our houses and we felt the flames.
Archibald MacLeish
CityYouLondonOurFeltHouses
I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
Benedict Cumberbatch
DriveLondonCornerRoundGrim
I always loved being in London and being near my parents.
Sophie Winkleman
ParentsLovedLondonAlwaysBeing
It was a night when London was ringed and stabbed with fire.
Ernie Pyle
FireNightLondon
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