Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 360

"I’m not really a talker when I have problems. It keeps me...

"I’m not really a talker when I have problems. It keeps me from seeming weak, but it also closes me off from the insights of other people."

"We’ve been friends for 43 years. Every few years, we meet...

"We’ve been friends for 43 years. Every few years, we meet for a few hours, and pick right back up."

"After a job, there should be a moment of reflection, but...

"After a job, there should be a moment of reflection, but it’s easy to go beyond that moment and start living in the past. There are a lot of actors out there who haven’t worked in a year, but still talk about their last job as if it was yesterday."

"He had his first birthday yesterday, so he goes crazy every...

"He had his first birthday yesterday, so he goes crazy every time he hears the ‘Happy Birthday’ song."
"Let’s see it."

"I’m trying to get financing for my crime movie, so all my...

"I’m trying to get financing for my crime movie, so all my pigs are in one blanket right now. I don’t even know what that means. I think I just made it up. I’ve got to write that down."

"They sent me to the psych ward 20 times. They said I had...

"They sent me to the psych ward 20 times. They said I had bipolar, schizophrenia, dyslexia, mad stupid shit. The only one that made sense was schizophrenia, because my mom has schizophrenia. I didn’t have any of that though. I was just angry. What I was angry about, anyone would be angry about."

"It’s a good job."

"It’s a good job."

"What’s been your greatest accomplishment?""That time I...

"What’s been your greatest accomplishment?"
"That time I had a job and a place to stay."

"I was an angry teenager.""Where was your anger...

"I was an angry teenager."
"Where was your anger directed?"
"Toward my father when I was young, then toward myself when I was older."
"Why were you angry with your father?"
"Because he was also an alcoholic."

"Today I’m supposed to meet the manager at my new job, get...

"Today I’m supposed to meet the manager at my new job, get a physical, and study for the SATs. But I think I’m just going to head to the skate park."