Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 295

"When given a choice between something adventurous and something...

"When given a choice between something adventurous and something conventional, I always tried to choose the most adventurous thing."
"Do you remember the most frightened you’ve ever been?"
"After my second miscarriage, I was worried that I’d waited too late. But I ended up having three children, at the age of 40, 41, and 43."

"I’d like to give back one day, but I’m being...

"I’d like to give back one day, but I’m being self-centered at the moment. Because that’s what it takes to succeed."

"I have $100,000 of student loan debt. I could have gone to a...

"I have $100,000 of student loan debt. I could have gone to a cheaper school, but I thought: ‘This is my dream and this is what I want to do and I’m going to do it.’ I saw that I had thirty years to pay it back, so I thought: ‘That’s manageable.’ Now it’s like I have a second rent to pay every month."

"It’s a constant barrage of surprises."

"It’s a constant barrage of surprises."

"My sister died of Leukemia when she was four. The day she died,...

"My sister died of Leukemia when she was four. The day she died, my mom called my dad at the office and told him he needed to come to the hospital. He told her that he couldn’t find anyone to drive him, so she was there alone when my sister died. That was the beginning of the end of their marriage. Everyone copes in different ways. He coped by not showing up. There was a popular song at the time called Donna, and that was my sister’s name. Every time it came on he left the room."

"What’s your greatest struggle as a parent?""Just getting...

"What’s your greatest struggle as a parent?"
"Just getting information out of her about how she’s doing. Her mother and I got divorced, so it’s been a tough year."

"I’m on my way to see Santa!"

"I’m on my way to see Santa!"

"Her name is Butch."

"Her name is Butch."

"I met my wife at Disney World, while we were acting in a stage...

"I met my wife at Disney World, while we were acting in a stage production of Finding Nemo."
"What was your role?"
"I played Marlin, Nemo’s dad."
"And her?"
"She was Nemo."

"I work 45 hours a week, so I feel like I’m missing so...

"I work 45 hours a week, so I feel like I’m missing so many milestones. The first time he ever reached for someone, it was his babysitter."