"I'm in L.A. a lot, but I'm a true New Yorker. And when you live in New York City, you really appreciate it when the weather's beautiful - instead of taking it for granted every day."
- Sarah Jessica Parker -

"I really like the adversity of New York City. It's just so ... obvious. You always know exactly what you're up against here."
- Susan Sarandon -

"Walking instead of driving. I get to observe people better and that lets me steal bits of their personalities for the different characters I portray."
- Leelee Sobieski -

"The city's neighborhoods. Different people from different worlds mix and it's one big family. You get to know the people you see every day."
- Molly Shannon -

"As a director you can put two characters on any street corner in the city, and you've got yourself a better location than you could build anywhere."
- Edward Burns -

"N.Y. is such a generous city. Sometimes whil walking down its streets I can get completely overwhelmed by its rhythms."
- Penelope Cruz -

"No matter what happens, New Yorkers remain beacons of humanity. I am blessed to be able to work and live here, and I will never leave."
- Jesse L. Martin -

"New York is a great city of diversity and even greater compassion. It has been and it will always be the place that I consider home."
- Michael Michele -

"I was born here and I just love it! That's what keeps me here. There's nothing that could ever drive me out of this city, especially right now."
- Isaac Mizrahi -

"If you're born and raised in New York, you're just wiser. I wish I could only make New York movies in New York with New York filmmakers."
- Natasha Lyonne -

"Just look at how New Yorkers responded to the WTC tragedy. Everybody pulled out their best instincts to help - and they're still trying to help."
- Paul Sorvino -

"I love visiting New York specifically because I go to Harlem to see my mom, and people call out to me, 'Yo, my man!' They love me on the street."
- Ving Rhames -

"The sounds of the city: the garbage trucks at 3am, the seat-belt warnings in the cabs, the musicians in the Central Park."
- Paula Zahn -

"No other city gets you walking more. I can end up walking more than 70 blocks a day, and it just feels great. It's like you know you'll end up getting your exercise without really having to exercise."
- Karen Duffy -