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: The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must
"The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin"
Gerry Adams, Politician
Small: I certainly have no plans to leave London. Its a great town
"I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town"
Ewan McGregor, Actor
Small: From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London
"From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London"
Ewan McGregor, 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: One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a London or a Paris because its th
"One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a London or a Paris because it's the financial capital, and the cultural capital, but not the political capital"
Ron Chernow, Author
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 brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great
Harold Pinter
"I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz"
Harold Pinter, Playwright
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: 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: 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 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: I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, Theres no place like New York. Its the most exc
Robert De Niro
"I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it.'"
Robert De Niro, Actor
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: I suppose in London they all drink from the same watering holes
"I suppose in London they all drink from the same watering holes"
Trisha Goddard, Entertainer
Small: Very good wine was bought at ten pounds per pipe, the contract price but the superior quality was fifteen poun
"Very good wine was bought at ten pounds per pipe, the contract price; but the superior quality was fifteen pounds; and some of this was not much inferior to the best London Madeira"
William Bligh, Soldier
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: One person goes off and works in Houston the other person goes off to London and youre on the phone to each ot
"One person goes off and works in Houston the other person goes off to London and you're on the phone to each other and somebody is paying you to kiss somebody else. It's very bizarre being an actor"
Ted Danson, Actor
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: 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: Im contemplating moving to London for a period of time. Ive been in Los Angeles for 15 years and Im really tir
"I'm contemplating moving to London for a period of time. I've been in Los Angeles for 15 years and I'm really tired of it. I'm continually uninspired by what's being sent to me. Even by huge films that they're doing there. They're just awful"
Sherilyn Fenn, Actress
Small: I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home
"I go to London, my favourite city in the world, and I feel at home"
Boris Becker, Athlete
Small: I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course
"I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course"
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Novelist
Small: Theres this idea that it has to be made in London. But weve got everything up here, and if youve got comics wh
"There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource"
Johnny Vegas, Comedian
Small: They look outside the windows of their apartment in town and realize theyre not living in a terrace anymore.
"They look outside the windows of their apartment in town and realize they're not living in a terrace anymore. This is a room full of dreamers who like to go to London for a day"
Johnny Vegas, Comedian
Small: And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting
David Thewlis
"And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed"
David Thewlis, Actor
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: I havent seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bante
"I haven't seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bantering with each other, it is like bobbing at the net in tennis"
Albert Finney, Actor
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: You burned the city of London in our houses and we felt the flames
"You burned the city of London in our houses and we felt the flames"
Archibald MacLeish, Poet
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: Ive been doing nineteen hours a day on London, nothing else, I mean this has been my whole life, and writing h
"I've been doing nineteen hours a day on London, nothing else, I mean this has been my whole life, and writing has been put on one side, and if I'm privileged enough to be the Mayor of this city, then I will not write again"
Jeffrey Archer, Politician
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