London Quotes

Small: I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see
Orlando Bloom
"I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn"
Orlando Bloom, Actor
Small: I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married
Robert Mapplethorpe
"I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it"
Robert Mapplethorpe, Photographer
Small: On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They lov
"On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them"
Lillie Langtry, Actress
Small: When youre doing a deal with someone in the southern Sahara, its a very different way of doing business than i
Damon Albarn
"When you're doing a deal with someone in the southern Sahara, it's a very different way of doing business than in London. You can't sign them in the usual way because they'd end up getting ripped off, which would defeat the object of setting up a label like this"
Damon Albarn, Musician
Small: Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes
"Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
Small: I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London
"I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London"
Richard O'Brien, Actor
Small: Ill never forget when we played Shepherds Bush in London. We played I Run To You, and we put the mic out for t
Hillary Scott
"I'll never forget when we played Shepherd's Bush in London. We played 'I Run To You', and we put the mic out for the last chorus, and you could hear them singing the chorus with the beautiful accent that they have"
Hillary Scott, Musician
Small: To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Ne
"To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years"
Norman Granz, Musician
Small: I was 14 when I started modeling. At the end of that first day my mum said, If you want to do this, youre on y
"I was 14 when I started modeling. At the end of that first day my mum said, If you want to do this, you're on your own because I'm not traipsing around London ever again like that. It's a nightmare"
Kate Moss, Model
Small: Four months after we finished shooting, Id been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were
"Four months after we finished shooting, I'd been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were having a bite to eat - actually in London - and he's sitting there and goes, 'Wow, I just can't believe how ripped you are.'"
Ryan Reynolds, Actor
Small: I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the
Shawn Johnson
"I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London"
Shawn Johnson, Athlete
Small: The first Superman film took up a huge chunk of our lives, but it was a wonderful time for us. We were young,
Margot Kidder
"The first Superman film took up a huge chunk of our lives, but it was a wonderful time for us. We were young, my daughter was little, we were filming in London for a year, so we became like a close family"
Margot Kidder, Actress
Small: I started going back and forth, New York, London, New York, London. I wasnt looking back at all. I was doing t
"I started going back and forth, New York, London, New York, London. I wasn't looking back at all. I was doing tons of jobs. Working, working, working, working"
Kate Moss, Model
Small: As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the
"As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
Small: I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, wor
"I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here for almost a year sold up my home and went back on immigration in 1947"
George Shearing, Musician
Small: When its three oclock in New York, its still 1938 in London
"When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London"
Bette Midler, Actress
Small: Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in London and in Egypt. Were very concerned about it. We are provi
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in London and in Egypt. We're very concerned about it. We are providing our expertise to aid in the investigation in London"
Alberto Gonzales, Public Servant
Small: In that sense, I became politicized because the people in the coal mining villages who were involved in the st
"In that sense, I became politicized because the people in the coal mining villages who were involved in the struggle knew why they were there. But they couldn't understand why some pop star from London would want to be there"
Billy Bragg, Musician
Small: The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and
"The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside"
Arthur Conan Doyle, Writer
Small: In London, before I set out, I had paid one shilling another was now demanded, so that upon the whole, from Lo
"In London, before I set out, I had paid one shilling; another was now demanded, so that upon the whole, from London to Richmond, the passage in the stage costs just two shillings"
Karl Philipp Moritz, Author
Small: When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer
"When I did it, I was a starving musician in London in a basement flat, but a simple tune with the right singer or the right situation can become very well liked and accepted. I'm only too pleased to say it happened with that one"
Mick Ralphs, Musician
Small: Ive always wanted to perform on the London stage
"I've always wanted to perform on the London stage"
Mimi Rogers, Actress
Small: Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland
"Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
Small: Well I grew up in England, and I was in the London police
"Well I grew up in England, and I was in the London police"
Tony Greig, Athlete
Small: In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea
"In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea"
John Osborne, Playwright
Small: I moved to New York last year and I love it. Its a huge change and Ive always wanted to spend time there.
"I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better"
Rachel Weisz, Actress
Small: I love going into the centre of London because people dont give a monkeys about you or who you are. You can be
"I love going into the centre of London because people don't give a monkey's about you or who you are. You can be in a restaurant and no one notices you or if they do they won't show it"
Teddy Sheringham, Athlete
Small: I hate going out in Brighton now. Its different in London. People respect you more there
"I hate going out in Brighton now. It's different in London. People respect you more there"
Katie Price, Model
Small: When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds
"When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds"
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete
Small: What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You cant work out another route. Youve just got to run the one they
"What can you do if a part of it is uphill? You can't work out another route. You've just got to run the one they give you. But they tell me London is a nice course. Even the cobbles, I hope, are not very much of a problem for me"
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete
Small: We used to play in a theater club in London called The Kings Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M.
"We used to play in a theater club in London called The King's Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M., we'd be ready to go and really get it on for about an hour or so"
Mark Knopfler, Musician
Small: You know Manchester is always a bit of a hard place for people coming from London, just with all the history.
"You know Manchester is always a bit of a hard place for people coming from London, just with all the history. Manchester has this immensely huge and healthy history musically"
Graham Coxon, Musician
Small: I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no
"I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no intentions of cutting those ties. There is absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly not, so that I can have a swimming pool and a palm tree"
Colin Firth, Actor
Small: Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris
"Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris"
Elliott Carter, Composer
Small: I was a Labour Party man but I found myself to the left of the Labour party in Nelson, militant as that was.
"I was a Labour Party man but I found myself to the left of the Labour party in Nelson, militant as that was. I came to London and in a few months I was a Trotskyist"
C. L. R. James, Journalist
Small: I was in London. Its a long way to go for a very long party, sitting there for six hours not having a cigarett
"I was in London. It's a long way to go for a very long party, sitting there for six hours not having a cigarette or a drink. It's a waste of time"
Albert Finney, Actor
Small: So Harry Potter came in and it is nice that I have kids of the right age. I took them to London and they walke
"So Harry Potter came in and it is nice that I have kids of the right age. I took them to London and they walked around the set and met Harry Potter and that is thrilling"
Gary Oldman, Actor
Small: People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three mi
"People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan"
Toby Young, Journalist
Small: The church of St. Peter at Berlin, notwithstanding the total difference between them in the style of building,
"The church of St. Peter at Berlin, notwithstanding the total difference between them in the style of building, appears in some respects to have a great resemblance to St. Paul's in London"
Karl Philipp Moritz, Author
Small: We moved there a year ago, just as a weekend place. Then we decided to move out of London completely.
"We moved there a year ago, just as a weekend place. Then we decided to move out of London completely. We will eventually have to work it out a bit more, because you can't have a little boy living with his sisters like that, can you? But we like the idea of closeness"
Linda McCartney, Photographer