"You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it"
- Miranda Richardson
About this Quote
This quote by Miranda Richardson talks to the duality of Los Angeles. It is a city that can be experienced in several methods, depending on one's mindset. It can be a place of happiness and laughter, or a place of unhappiness and tears. It is a city of contrasts, where the bright lights of Hollywood can be juxtaposed with the darkness of despair. It is a city of dreams, where people concern pursue their ambitions, but it can likewise be a location of disappointment and distress. The quote encourages us to take a positive attitude towards Los Angeles, to welcome the highs and lows, and to find the delight in the city. It reminds us that our attitude can shape our experience, and that we can select to discover the laughter in Los Angeles, or the tears.
"I wake up every morning and I feel like I'm juggling glass balls. I live in Los Angeles, my business is run out of London, and most evenings I'm cuddled up in front of Skype, in my dressing gown, speaking with my studio in London. I travel a lot, my team travel a lot, but I wouldn't have it any other way"
"Well, rather than to give you my impression on Los Angeles, per se, my older sister's husband is and American, therefore I have a pretty good idea of the, perhaps the characteristics of Americans in general"
"When I came to Los Angeles, it was the first time that I ever felt like I belong somewhere. Not because it was wacky, but because people here understood what I felt like to perform, and there were other kids my age who wanted to do it. I didn't get looked at as God, you freak"
"I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having"
"I drove across country in my yellow 1970 VW bug (which I drove until 1986) to Los Angeles, having had enough cold weather in 5 years in Ann Arbor, and found a job within a few days"
