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"I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated"

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Campbell’s praise of New York isn’t really about geography; it’s about friction. “Multicultural vibe” signals a city that forces you into contact with people who aren’t mirrors of your own ambitions. In that frame, inspiration comes from collision: overheard languages on the subway, bodies packed into public space, careers that have nothing to do with yours. She’s describing an ecosystem where identity is plural and creativity is sparked by the everyday fact of difference.

Her swipe at Los Angeles lands because it punctures the city’s brand promise. LA sells itself as the capital of dreams, but Campbell flips it into a company town: “Everyone is in the same industry” reads less like community than monoculture. The kicker is the paradox she names - saturation without connection. If everyone is chasing the same scarce prizes, social life becomes transactional, status-driven, and quietly competitive. “You feel very isolated” is a small line with a big insinuation: the loneliness isn’t accidental, it’s structural.

The subtext is an actor resisting the industry’s gravitational pull. Saying LA doesn’t inspire her is also saying the entertainment machine can dull the senses when it becomes the only conversation in the room. New York, in contrast, represents a kind of anonymity that’s oddly liberating: you can be a working artist without having to perform your career at every dinner. In a culture that fetishizes networking as living, Campbell offers a heresy: the most creatively nourishing place might be the one that doesn’t care who you are.

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Campbell, Neve. (2026, January 16). I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-new-york-i-love-the-multicultural-vibe-97603/

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Campbell, Neve. "I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-new-york-i-love-the-multicultural-vibe-97603/.

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"I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-new-york-i-love-the-multicultural-vibe-97603/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Neve Campbell (born October 3, 1973) is a Actress from Canada.

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