"I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City "
- Spalding Gray
About this Quote
In this quote, Spalding Gray expresses his desire to live someplace besides America or Europe. However, he also confesses that he wasn't entirely all set to leave the familiarity of his home country behind. As a compromise option, he decided to move to an island off the coast of America, which he recognizes as New York City. This recommends that Gray was looking for an option to the conventional American way of life without fully committing to the concept of moving abroad. By choosing New York City as his new home, he may have wished to discover a distinct and exciting lifestyle that used him some of the advantages of both America and Europe.
This quote is written / told by Spalding Gray between June 5, 1941 and January 11, 2004. He was a famous Actor from USA.
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