"So having that kind of talent, in one little group at the same point at the same place at the same time...was a nuclear explosion." - Nathan Pratt
"My deal was like, I'm gonna make some money...I'm gonna capitalize...I'm gonna travel around the fuckin' world...I'm gonna get laid every fuckin' night...you know, I'm gonna do it all right now." - Tony Alva (2000)
"I was on summer vacation for about 20 years" - Jay Adams (2000)
"There wasn’t a tryout for the skate team or anything like that; you were only on the team if you belonged." - Tony Alva (1977)
"What it comes down to is that in riding banks and pools, we’re at least 15 years ahead of everyone else just because of the area we come from." - Tony Alva (1977)
"When the boys are together, you could never find a more aggressive, arrogant, rowdy, perhaps ignorant bunch of people than me and my friends. That’s just the way we are; that’s the way we skateboard; that’s the way we talk...party...surf...travel...you name it." - Tony Alva (1977)
"If you want to be an L.A. party boy, man Dogtown guys are where it’s at. The chicks around here are craving the Dogtown guys! You could take your pick of any of the chicks around here if you’re a skate star." - Tony Alva (1978)
"Nobody knows what is going on in Dogtown pools. We're doing things that are light-years ahead of the rest of the skate populace." - Tony Alva (1977)
"Here in Dogtown, four wheel realities started two generations ago." - Red Dogg (1977)
"Dogtowners really set the pace in style." - Rick Blackhart (1978)