Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 522

“What’s the hardest you’ve ever laughed?”“That’s hard to say....

“What’s the hardest you’ve ever laughed?”
“That’s hard to say. But I can tell you something recent. And I probably shouldn’t say this. But a couple weeks ago, I was sitting out here with an old man, and we watched a drug dealer pull a baggie out of his underwear. The old man turned to me and said: ‘I can’t believe I’ve been smoking ass all these years.”

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”“I’m already an actor....

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“I’m already an actor. I was on an episode of Nurse Jackie.”

“I saw two of my best friends get killed in front of my face in...

“I saw two of my best friends get killed in front of my face in Vietnam. And the worst part is— I feel like it was my fault. We’d just gotten back to base from a 5 day mission, and we were all dirty and disgusting. Everyone wanted to rest, but I argued with my two friends and eventually convinced them to come to the well with me to bathe. When we got to the there, I told them to go first, while I stood lookout. The thing was booby trapped. When my buddy lowered the bucket to pull up some water, the whole well exploded, and they both got killed. That was on June 3rd. It’s a really hard day for me every single year.”

"I like that she is super strong and tough, but that sometimes...

"I like that she is super strong and tough, but that sometimes she just likes being ‘a girl’."

“He uses our vacuum cleaner accessories as imaginary weapons.”

“He uses our vacuum cleaner accessories as imaginary weapons.”

“If you could say one thing to the 18-year-old version of...

“If you could say one thing to the 18-year-old version of yourself, what would it be?”
“It’s never too late.”

“What was the happiest moment of your life?”“Well, this is...

“What was the happiest moment of your life?”
“Well, this is pretty simple, but… my son went on a three month trip once. He spent a month in Italy, a month in India, and a month in Tibet. I remember picking him up at JFK, and being so happy that he’d had that experience, and that he’d come home safe.”

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”“Staying sober.”“Are...

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”
“Staying sober.”
“Are you sober right now?”
“Yep. Six months. Sixteen days.” 

“I want to study computer science and work with technology....

“I want to study computer science and work with technology. Because technology is about being new, and I like new things.”

"What was the happiest moment of your life?""When we won the...

"What was the happiest moment of your life?"
"When we won the finals."
"What was the saddest moment of your life?"
"When we lost the finals."