Brandon Stanton Quotes

You take the risk of being rejected.

Yes, I've had some pretty good luck finding wonderful talent.

I'm pretty good at weaseling my way into a job, even if I have no business being there.

I've always hated rejection; I only want to go out there when I know I've got it right.

Everyone fears rejection.

My parents didn't want me to be an actor. They didn't think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were probably right.

Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men.

I get mad at people who talk about traumatic job interviews, about going on one and getting rejected. I get rejected all the time and not only do I get rejected, but people have no problem being really specific about why I was rejected.

Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection.

My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.'

The only work I've done the last two years is interviews. I'm very good at it.

So struggling for work here has been very good for me, but it's also been very hard to handle rejection.

So many people out there can probably sing very good - all they need to do is just drop their inhibitions. That's why most people do their singing in the shower.

Confidence has a lot to do with interviewing - that, and timing.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

You're not going to get every part, so you can't base your sense of self-worth around whether or not you actually land the job.

I stopped getting nervous a long time ago, so any time I do get nervous, which is rare - about work, anyway - I always take that as a really good sign.

Around people I don't know, I'm totally at a loss.

I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.

Nobody likes to be rejected, you know?

If, by chance, you were to meet me at the Casablanca airport or on a boat sailing from Tangiers, you would think me self-confident, but I am not. Even now, at my age, I am frightened when crossing borders because I am afraid of failing to understand strangers.

Every season, I'm like, 'Who knows if I'm going to get another job?'

I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview.

I do panic when I'm out of work, and there have been long periods of that. And I'm not a good auditionee. I talk myself out of jobs in front of the director and suggest other people who would be better.