David Sedaris
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
But I'm curious because the last time you were on this show, you said your father was, quote, not a good person, but he was a great character.
Do you think of people as characters first and people second?
No, I think of them as people, but then if I'm writing an essay, I think of them as characters.
Because if you're on the page, you're a character.
When you're in real life, you're a person.
Hugh is a good character.
My sister Gretchen, I adore my sister Gretchen.
She's not a good character.
She's a great person.
And I have friends who are great people, but not great characters.
And it doesn't have anything to do with being dynamic.
Maybe it's a degree of confidence that makes somebody a good character.
What do you mean?
Like confident people.
Confident people always have my ear.
Even if I don't agree with them or even if I think their confidence is...
or that they're fooling themselves, right?
It doesn't matter.
It gets me to sit up straight and it gets me to listen.
And I think I'm probably not alone in that.