Like a lot of people, I've got a self-loathing streak that's alive and well. It acts as a de facto engine when I'm working, but it also has its extraordinary pitfalls, too.
When I meet thousands of fans of the comic - when I realize every one of them can recite the Lantern Corps oath ('In Brightest Day, in blackest night...') - I know how important this is to people.
I'm going to admit when I'm clueless, and I'm going to ask people for help when I don't know the answer to something.
You always get that one customer that decides that your name is boy. Or something. It certainly reinforces a respect I already had for people that are in the hospitality industry.
I know people that have blacked out that I party with that dont do anything irresponsible. They just act drunk, ... I dont think people should ever drink by themselves because they need to have friends around that can keep them in line in case they do blackout.
People have their complexities. They have their heroic moments and their villainous moments, too.
I understand the climate we live in and why people are curious. But it's just tough and almost emotionally violent - for anyone, I think - to see your personal life summarized in a sentence.
It was comical because you're at a firing range, all these people are so seriously shooting their little guns.
I know people that have blacked out that I party with that don't do anything irresponsible. They just act drunk. I don't think people should ever drink by themselves because they need to have friends around that can keep them in line in case they do blackout.