Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 524

"I’m a chef.""So tell me something you’ve learned as...

"I’m a chef."
"So tell me something you’ve learned as a chef that also applies to life in general."
"… if you don’t eat, you’ll die."

“If you could give one advice to a large group of people, what...

“If you could give one advice to a large group of people, what would it be?”
“You don’t give advice to people in groups. You give advice one at a time.”

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”“Trying to hold my...

“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”
“Trying to hold my family together. Ever since my dad died, none of the brothers and sisters talk to each other anymore. I’m the only one making an effort. I feel like if it wasn’t for me, the family would drift apart completely.”
“What was it about your dad that held everyone together?”
“That’s what I’ve been trying to figure out.”

"If you want to learn about life, watch old films from the...

"If you want to learn about life, watch old films from the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Those will teach you to have style and class."

"What was the happiest moment of your life?""The first time I...

"What was the happiest moment of your life?"

"The first time I showed my photographs in a gallery. I was in my late twenties. Back in those days, you could still walk into the SoHo galleries and make a pitch. So I spent an entire afternoon carrying around my slides, going from gallery to gallery, but all of them blew me off. Then at the tenth gallery, they told me they didn’t have time to speak to me. I was so exhausted, I said: ‘Oh yes you do have the time!’ And I ended up walking out with my own show. I remember walking down the street afterwards. I kept singing Linda Ronstadt’s ‘It’s So Easy.’"

"Upside down it says ‘Believe.’"

"Upside down it says ‘Believe.’"

"I want to make big business. But I got no money. And I got no...

"I want to make big business. But I got no money. And I got no connections." 

She was resting after a dance performance in Washington Square...

She was resting after a dance performance in Washington Square Park. After I took her photo, I began with the interview, but she cut me short. “I’m not good with words,” she said. “That’s why I speak with my body.”

"What’s your favorite thing about your brother?"“He...

"What’s your favorite thing about your brother?"

“He unlocks Xbox achievements for me."

"What was the proudest moment of your life?"“The first...

"What was the proudest moment of your life?"

“The first time I put on this uniform."