Coming to Hollywood at 19 and living in a single apartment with one other guy on Venice Beach was a massive contrast to my upbringing.

- David A. R. White

At least in America, the narrative is I'm a Cannes favorite. But, in fact, I've had my best experience in Venice, both with the audience and the jury.

- James Gray

As many times as I've seen 'The Merchant of Venice,' I always take Shylock's side. For all the hatred that guy is shown, he has a reason to hate in return. He's treated cruelly. And it's tragic that he learns to be intolerant because of what others do to him.

- John Irving

Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.

- Henry James

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.

- Frida Giannini

I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.

- Frances Mayes

Venice, the most touristy place in the world, is still just completely magic to me.

- Frances Mayes

My most memorable recognition story was in Venice, Italy. My fiance and I were renting a car, and I was recognized by the person standing behind me by my voice. I thought that was hysterical!

- Erica Cerra

Like Venice, Italy, New Orleans is a cultural treasure. And everyone who lived in the city should be allowed to come back. But that doesn't mean that they all should live in exactly the same spot that they lived before.

- Ed McMahon

Still teenagers, Harry and Peter Brant II have never disappointed when I've seen them out and about in New York, Paris, and Venice (Which is where all schoolkids go on field trips, right?) They're not afraid of wearing brooches, capes, embroidery, and even a dab-bing of makeup.

- Derek Blasberg

Venice has always fascinated me. Every country in Europe then was run by kings and the Vatican except Venice, which was basically run by councils. I've always wondered why.

- Alan Furst

I love Santa Monica and Venice because I like the beach. I have a lot of friends in that area.

- Denis Leary

Everything in Venice is just a little bit creepy, as much as it's beautiful.

- Christopher Moore

They are shooting The Thief Lord in Venice at the moment.

- Cornelia Funke

Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.

- Billy Tauzin

I loved going surfing down on Venice Beach. I'd go out with a board under my arm and think, 'I can't do that in Cranhill.'

- Billy Boyd

For our anniversary, my wife and I went to see Godzilla, and then we ate at Barnyard Venice, and it was like, 'We are crazy! The Kardashians have to keep up with us!'

- Bill Hader

A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.

- Arthur Symons

I live in one of the coastal cities in Southern California, and every so often I like to take a walk down the boardwalk in Venice during the weekends when it is abuzz with lively activity.

- Al Seckel

I've been kind of submerged in my own little geographic location for a really long time in Venice Beach.

- Amber Tamblyn