- Nov 07, 2020
New Quotes
On fresh starts, new cities and beginning again.
Many of the quotes here trace what's new: a new city, a new circle of people, a new chapter after school. Several reflect specifically on relocating and adjusting to a very different pace of life. For more on that theme, see our City quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have one rave 'New York Times' review framed next to a flop 'Los Angeles Times' review. And it's for the same show. These people watched the same show. That's what happens. They love it, they hate it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was memorable the first time 'The New Yorker' bought a cartoon from me. I had been sending them batches for years every week, and they didn't respond to them.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Los Angeles, it's always nice out. In New York, it can be nice out or horrifying. You really have no idea what you're going to get on any given day.
- Los Angeles
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- Nov 07, 2020
In New York, all the crews read 'The New Yorker.' In Los Angeles, they don't know from 'The New Yorker.'
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Shooting in Los Angeles is always pleasant and comfortable. Shooting in New York is like being on 'Survivor.'
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started as a journalist for magazines in New York City, so it was always storytelling. And moving into movies was a natural transition.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Probably more than anybody else, I loved Nat 'King' Cole as a performer - not only his singing but his piano playing. Whenever he had a new record come out, I'd get it and try to learn how he was playing. And he was one of the nicest people I'd ever met.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I read a lot when I'm away. I love courtroom dramas and I'm always looking for new authors.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
The artist must continue to look for a new reference. Every day, every performance, every take.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
That person who's going to a concert for a nostalgic reason, we're not really going to placate. We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Perhaps the most important lesson of the New Social Historians is that history belongs to those about whom or whose documents survive.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
The planet's hope and salvation lies in the adoption of revolutionary new knowledge being revealed at the frontiers of science.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
The new physics provides a modern version of ancient spirituality. In a universe made out of energy, everything is entangled; everything is one.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got the offer to do 'Weird Ernie' in the pilot, I was living in New York, and somebody had made a mistake, and they made an offer that was supposed to be $2,500 for the job, but they offered $25,000. I couldn't turn that down. I'd never heard of anything like that!
- Preparation
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- Nov 07, 2020