It seems that a lot of people my age try to be interesting by having problems or starting conflicts. I'd rather be interesting because I created some… - Brandon Stanton

So what I am always looking for is, I'm always looking for something that that person has told me that nobody else has told me. It is normally not an opinion, and it is normally not a philosophy. It's almost always a story. Because we all share similar philosophies, we all share similar opinions on a lot of different issues, but all of our stories are our own.

I want to be a porn star but I think it would embarrass my mom too much.

Stories keep us tuned in. Stories sell newspapers. Stories get clicks. Yes, truth matters. But when it comes to the bottom line, journalism isn’t a truth business. It’s a story business.