Quotes About L.A.

So much in L.A. is waiting. It's so irritating. That's what's good about stand-up. You can go away, and you don't have to sit and wait by your phone. But it is very frustrating.

In L.A., my house is surrounded by churches, and there are no cars, so it's really nice to just walk around before I go home to check my emails from Spain, which have been coming in all night.

My dream is to play in the MLS maybe, because I love the lifestyle in America. Doesn't matter - New York, L.A. - I want the big city.

The entire New York comedy scene has moved to L.A. - it's bled the New York comedy scene dry.

When you're in L.A., you have a different platform than playing anywhere else. Brighter lights. Bigger media.

I think it's important if you are an actor, if you are portraying human life, you have to connect with what is human. It's not easy if you spend a lot of time in L.A. and get sucked into the hedonism of the industry.

'Entourage' is almost required watching in L.A., and everyone seems to have story suggestions for the show itself, which is amazing because it makes you realize the show's really struck a chord and found its audience.

I'm originally from New York, and my style follows suit. Since I've lived in L.A., though, I feel like I've become a lot more casual.

I'm from Miami, and when I was 18, I packed a suitcase and left for L.A. permanently to try and make it as an actor.

When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here.

I'm a huge sun baby. As soon as the sun comes out, my smile gets bigger, so I'm constantly smiling in L.A. It's a fantastic place to be.

Being out at work in L.A. is the nicest place to be. You don't get depressed because of the sun shining every day. I love it there.

I'm from L.A., so I'm used to seeing people in sunglasses and flip-flops. There's something so romantic about a man in a scarf and a knitted hat.

I'm definitely bicoastal, but I have to say, it's easier to live in New York than in L.A. I feel like people respect other people's space a bit more here. Everyone has the right to that freedom, right? Everyone has that right. It's freezing in New York right now. In L.A., it's sunny. But I would choose freezing over being followed.

My favorite thing about L.A. is the sunny breezes that mimic the mindset of the energy in the people.

I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A.

I don't know if it's the sunshine, or the fact that I actually have a job, but I do like L.A. a lot. In New York, it can be gray and rainy and cold, and you still don't have any money, and you feel like a bad Dickens character.

I enjoyed L.A. because it was nice to be in the sunshine and live in a house with proper wardrobes. I loved the space.

People say you can get bored of the sunshine in L.A. No, you can't.

I don't get to go to the super fancy stores unless I am in L.A. so you stay pretty real and normal that way.

Sometimes in L.A., we get accused of being superficial. I feel like Portland's the opposite, in that there's a greater depth of character, and sense of self.

When you got no wheels you're no place in L. A.

It was L.A. after all; storefronts advertised the availability of Botox at the beach. There were also storefronts that advertised the doctor was in and ready to see to your medical marijuana card. I didn't see the need. Just walking the boardwalk got you a contact high.

When I went to L.A., I started modeling, hoping to travel and learn from photographers. It led to auditions to do commercials.