Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 488

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of...

"If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?"

“Wear a condom.”

"We need to go back to the ways of our ancient forefathers."

"We need to go back to the ways of our ancient forefathers."

"I’m two!"

"I’m two!"

"Everything that binds you to something is wrong and goes...

"Everything that binds you to something is wrong and goes against your nature. It should all be unlearned. Jobs, obligations, manners, customs, everything. Humans are animals. They are meant to be free. If you feel like it, put down your spoon and eat with your claws."

“What about marriage?”

“Marriage too.”

“What would your wife think if she heard you say that?”

“I think she’d appreciate the honesty. Because that’s the sort of beast she’s attracted to.”

"I never know if what I paint is coming from my memory, my...

"I never know if what I paint is coming from my memory, my imagination, or some composite of the two."

Continuing to love this fan art series…"Glitter" Third...

Continuing to love this fan art series…

"Glitter" 

Third in a series of illustrations drawn by yours truly based off of Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York photos.


Original: http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/31795093347

"Whenever I did a show in the park, Doris would come over and...

"Whenever I did a show in the park, Doris would come over and watch for a bit. Then one day, she came up to me, and without having ever spoken to me, handed me a clipping of an article that she’d found about me in The Villager. I thought that was the nicest thing. So I took a photo with her, printed it out, and gave it to her the next day. Then the NEXT day, she brings me ANOTHER set of articles about marionettes. At this point, I’d really started to fall for her. So I thought: ‘Doris keeps one-upping me. So I’ve got to do something really, really nice for her.’”

"Drama is a constant of human experience. There’s really...

"Drama is a constant of human experience. There’s really no way to remove it from your life. I could just stand here sweeping, and it wouldn’t be too long until some lady started yelling at me because I tried to stop her dog from peeing on the flowers. Drama comes out of nowhere, like a meteorite."

"He’s not as adventurous as I am. He really enjoys his...

"He’s not as adventurous as I am. He really enjoys his routine. But if I ever want to try something new, like this, he’ll dress up and carry the picnic basket. "

"The toughest part of the job is witnessing the personal...

"The toughest part of the job is witnessing the personal tragedies of the people we’re trying to help."

“What’s the toughest scene you’ve ever witnessed?”

“We got to the scene of a car accident one time. A father had rolled his car over two embankments, with his wife and two kids in the car. The wife and one of the children had been crushed to death. I’ll never forget the father clawing at that car, trying to get them out.”