I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level. But there is something about how they all inhabit a narrative of their own making. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't allow for more detail, or the writer didn't see it or just wasn't interested. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
I don't know if any of the people perceive themselves as having been made fun of. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
I was really struck by all these people who had committed suicide. There are videos of all of them talking about why they're so… — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
That's always disappointing when you find a good story and you realize the person has died, because then it's difficult to report. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
I am in communication with almost everybody I've done a story about. I have a fantasy that if I ever strike it rich, I'll… — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I'll read a news story and there will be one line about something else, and I'll find it interesting and look into it.… — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at some level.… — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't… — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories. — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
