Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 429

"What’s the most frightened you’ve ever been?""The...

"What’s the most frightened you’ve ever been?"
"The first time I smoked weed, I thought a homeless guy was the Grim Reaper. So I started praying."

"I was 35 when I met her. I was starting to think that there...

"I was 35 when I met her. I was starting to think that there wasn’t anybody out there for me."

"They’re for my friends."

"They’re for my friends."

"She always keeps her head when bad things happen. I’ve...

"She always keeps her head when bad things happen. I’ve had a health scare recently, and she could easily have gone to pieces, but she’s stayed strong for me."
"What’s the toughest thing you’ve ever gotten through together?"
"Our daughter was murdered eight years ago, and we’re still fighting it every single day."

"So what’s the secret to long term love?""I don’t...

"So what’s the secret to long term love?"
"I don’t know."

"I always loved doing musicals in school, so when I came back...

"I always loved doing musicals in school, so when I came back from Iraq, I decided I was going to be an actor. I’ve been in all sorts of TV shows over the last ten years. You know, the kind of roles where people say: ‘Hey! Weren’t you ‘that guy’ in ‘that show?’ I work as a police officer to pay the bills. All the other officers call me Officer Hollywood."

They came rolling toward me, just like this. I asked the little...

They came rolling toward me, just like this. I asked the little guy what his favorite thing about his friend was. He said: “Mailbox!” I asked what their favorite thing to do together was. He said: “Fire extinguisher!”

"The Lord told me to sew!"

"The Lord told me to sew!"

"It can be difficult dating a man who loves attention."

"It can be difficult dating a man who loves attention."

"She helps me when I’m having problems at...

"She helps me when I’m having problems at school."
"What’s one thing she’s helped you with?"
"Well, she’s always telling me to stand up for myself."
"How do you stand up for yourself?"
"If somebody is saying mean things to you, you’re supposed to tell them how it makes you feel."