Brooklyn Quotes

I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress.

I'm from Brooklyn. I grew up very poor- seven people, four rooms. My dad had no education.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

Everyone should walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I did it three days in a row because it was one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had. The view is breathtaking.

I've chosen not to live in Hollywood, and instead I live in Brooklyn, New York. It's how I like to live. I'd rather hang out with my kids and family when I'm not working. Going to premieres is not my idea of a fun night out.

I went to Midwood High School in Brooklyn and then to Brooklyn college for 1 1/2 years.

Brooklyn is where I primarily developed. I had an opportunity to make records and perform in clubs here and there, and I started networking with the right people in the right places.

I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.

I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn't born when I was making the film about the Brooklyn Bridge.

I live in Brooklyn.