00003.txt: Attention 

Terry Gross interviewed Wes Anderson tonight. She asked him what he was
like growing up, as many of his movies are like models he has
built--Anderson didn't go into what he was like as a teenager so much as
he described his friend's interest in WWII. He mentioned those little
Time-Life books that were so popular in the 70s; some kids he knew
memorized the silhouette of every war plane and AFV, for example. I
remember having a few of those books. They were good. I remember that
time of my life, when a young man can explore an obsession without
really thinking it a strange thing to do (though I also remember keeping
my interests to myself, to avoid teasing). It was a good time, and I
think the intense attention you bring to your little obsessions at that
time is what makes those years formative. 

2014-03-15