That’s the thing about suicide. Try as you might to remember how a person lived his life, you always end up thinking about how he ended it.
New Yorkers are predatory about real estate. When they sense softening, they move in for the kill.
The map of the world is always changing; sometimes it happens overnight. All it takes is the blink of an eye, the squeeze of a trigger, a sudden gust of wind. Wake up and your life is perched on a precipice; fall asleep, it swallows you whole.
If someone knows me and likes me or my work, they’re more likely to allow me to tell their story. But it also cuts the other way.
Do you get the anger that is out here?
The thing I love about reporting is being able to blend in with any group, whether that’s neo-Nazis or pedophiles.
If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.
I suppose if you’ve never bitten your nails, there isn’t any way to explain the habit. It’s not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction – pride in a job well done.
I think being gay is a blessing, and it’s something I am thankful for every single day.
I’m not trying to be something that I’m not. I’m just trying to be myself and talk about what I know, and admit what I don’t know.
Anytime you stop and talk to somebody and you learn about them, you start to walk in their shoes a little bit and you see things through a different lens.
I went to a high school reunion a couple years ago and realized that the kids who were the most unusual in high school are the ones who are the most interesting now and the ones who were popular are dull and boring.
I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.
It’s not your client’s obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client’s innocence. It is the prosecution’s obligation to – to prove you’re client’s guilt.
I think if you’ve suffered, if you’ve experienced loss, you’re probably more open to understanding it and more comfortable talking about it and experiencing it.
I’d like to have kids at some point. I think I’ll have a family someday.
Graduation is a big deal-bigger than getting a hole-in-one while golfing. People might think you’re lying about the hole-in-one, but when you graduate, you get a diploma.
I think the notion of traditional anchor is fading away – the all-knowing, all-seeing person who speaks from on high. I don’t think the audience really buys that anymore. As a viewer, I know I don’t buy it.
Not to sound too Dr. Phil all of a sudden, but I think the key to survival is to embrace one’s past and to not run away from it. And to come to some sort of relationship with it or understanding of it.
I understand why people might be interested. But I just don’t talk about my personal life. It’s a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.