We're [New York] the world's second home, the place where every religion is practiced and every culture is celebrated.
New York City is home to so many people from so many places and the uniqueness of it is that you never feel a foreigner. English is almost hardly ever heard in the subway. In fact, it's weird.
The energy that New York exudes is as much the light of extinguished souls as it is the spark of individual enterprise. And while the full meaning of the city may prove elusive, all New Yorkers are painfully aware that it remains an intractable mass of contradictions. It is not just the extremes of wealth and poverty living side by side.
I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.'
London goes beyond any boundary or convention.It contains every wish or word ever spoken, every action or gesture ever made, every harsh or noble statement ever expressed. It is illimitable. It is Infinite London.
The faces in New York remind me of people who played a game and lost.
Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom
If you live in New York, even if you're Catholic, you're Jewish
The first time I was in London, I went to an English greasy spoon to get some breakfast and realised that all the waiters were speaking Italian. That's when it hit me what an international city this is.
If you walk through Knightsbridge on any bland day of the week you won't hear an English accent. You'll hear every accent under the sun apart from the British accent.
New York is such a diverse place in and of itself, it would be ridiculous to see it otherwise.
What's special about Amsterdam is that the city is able to connect worlds that are not otherwise connected.
I love L.A. partly because it feels like there are so many parts of the world in this city.
I think New York will always be this incredible international crossroads, and I don't think that will ever change.
To write a story about New York that only deals with people in your age and socioeconomic bracket, that feels dishonest to me. So much of New York comes from everyone bumping into each other.
