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“desperately wanted my first booking, so I turned to prayer, something I hadn’t done since my problems started in school and I tried to pray away my disability. In between castings I would leave the pack and go to the Duomo, the second-largest cathedral in the world, located in the middle of Milan. Tourists would also make the pilgrimage, kneeling in front of the pews and praying for traditional things like strength, forgiveness, and Nana’s speedy recovery after her gallbladder surgery. I’m sure God rolled His eyes when I requested that Gianni Versace like me. And could He make the clothes at the Gucci casting fit? I pictured our Lord and Savior with a tape measure hung over His shoulders and a pushpin in His mouth, telling Moses, “I haven’t altered slacks in an eternity.”
― Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
― Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
“The school system treats neurodiverse students so badly, we need a lifetime of deprogramming. Dyslexics have to forge our own path. We’re different. More important than dyslexics succeeding in school is their self-esteem remaining intact throughout the process. Kids need to know that, with a slight change of parameters, dyslexia has been proven to be a positive. If I could pick a standard brain or a unique one, I would pick mine. Every time.”
― Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
― Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
“I hit a thousand shows. Then I strove to hit fifteen hundred. I'd do three nightmare sets in a row, honing a new bit, then crush in front of a hot audience. I wasn't used to seeing effort translate to improvement. As a kid, no matter how many hours I spent at the kitchen table with my mom, reading and writing never got easier.
As a model, I lifted weights and ate mashed potatoes for breakfast and stayed bone-skinny. Stand-up was the first thing that the more I put into it, the more I got out. My entire life was a tightly coiled spring. Stand-up released the tension, and I sprang forward with decades of repressed energy. I could feel myself getting mighty.”
― Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
As a model, I lifted weights and ate mashed potatoes for breakfast and stayed bone-skinny. Stand-up was the first thing that the more I put into it, the more I got out. My entire life was a tightly coiled spring. Stand-up released the tension, and I sprang forward with decades of repressed energy. I could feel myself getting mighty.”
― Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
