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I think that even though some of the things on 'Humans of New York' are kind of very personal and very revealing, I think the discomfort with sharing that tends to be overwritten by the appreciation of being able to distill the experience of your life into a story and share it with other people. ”
It's a very immersive and intense form of travel to walk around with an interpreter and stop random people on the street and ask them about their lives. ”
Because we do not know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. And yet everything happens only a certain number of times. And a very small number really. ”
Immortality is to live your life doing good things, and leaving your mark behind. ”
Sometimes we let life guide us, and other times we take life by the horns. But one thing is for sure: no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected. ”
I'm looking forward to getting older. I look at people like Peter Gabriel and Sting and even Tom Petty, Don Henley. People that didn't lose it. I'm hopefully going to join that club. ”
I believe in God. It's a big part of my life. You can bring it up and talk about it without being 'Christian Rocker.' ”
Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes from their bodies, so on a very basic level, they have more to write about. ”
I have been drawing and creating visual works my entire life, as long as I can remember. ”
I spent most of my young life in the business and missed out on school events. I needed to be a young person and do what I wanted to do. ”