SINGAPORE: THE QUOTES

Nobody in Singapore drinks Singapore Slings. It’s one of the first things you find out there. What you do in Singapore is eat. It’s a really food-crazy culture, where all of this great food is available in a kind of hawker-stand environment.

Anthony Bourdain, American celebrity chef and food writer

There’s nowhere that looks like Singapore; it’s absolutely beautiful on a purely aesthetic level.

Lisa Joy, American screenwriter and Westworld director

GETTING TO PLACES LIKE BANGKOK OR SINGAPORE WAS A HELL OF A SWEAT. BUT WHEN YOU GOT THERE IT WAS THE BACK OF BEYOND. IT WAS JUST A SERIES OF SMALL

TIN SHEDS.

David Attenborough, British broadcaster and natural historian

I grew up at a time in Singapore – the ‘70s and ‘80s – where it was still possible to go riding around the island barefoot. And I was one of these kids that was just climbing trees and running around the neighbourhood.

Kevin Kwan, Singapore-born

American author of Crazy Rich Asians

When I first came to Australia, one thing that struck me was how everything closed early. Singapore is very much a 24/7 place. You can get good food any time of the day – in the middle of the night, even.

Ronny Chieng, Malaysian comedian

As an army marches on its stomach, I vacation on mine. And for that reason, among others, I found myself in holiday heaven in Singapore.

Fiona Bruce, British newsreader and Antiques Roadshow presenter

I WENT TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE AND THEY HAD AN INCREDIBLE ARTS PROGRAM. EVERY DAY I WAS DOING SOMETHING ARTISTIC.

Lynn Collins, American actress (Wolverine, John Carter)

I’m an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.

Raymond Chandler, American-British novelist

I think Singapore is one of the great cities of the world.

Marco Pierre White, British chef and TV presenter