There is so much about hip-hop culture that is peculiar to New York, and I got to understand it from that point of view.

Problem is, New York Press already is the paper it should be. We are iconoclastic, occasionally obnoxious but always intelligent. If you see through the nasty Pope jokes, for instance, you will see a well-reasoned political argument. ... I did my best to show this battle to be one of free expression.

The political culture in Arizona is vastly different from New York State. Arizona government is honest and very efficient.

[For an actor who was then living in New York, Daniels said, working on a Woody Allen movie was something to strive for, like] doing a Clint Eastwood movie and getting shot, ... Blood Work.

During my time in New York I was interested in what was going on in the arts culture — music, galleries, auction houses — that's where I learned as much as I did about art history. It was the vortex of the art world and a fabulous place to get up to speed and develop one's eye.

There are too many opportunities in New York. We can't live too far away.