Showing posts with label library cards as bicycles for brains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library cards as bicycles for brains. Show all posts

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Jason Schwartzman Finds Peace at the Library; The New York Times, November 29, 2025

 , The New York Times; Jason Schwartzman Finds Peace at the Library

"Library Card

My mom [Talia Shire] studied with Stella Adler, who told her that as an actor you need a library card and a bus pass. I feel calm in libraries. I think it’s because everyone else is so calm, and everyone’s working or researching or something. It’s almost like a movie set, and I have to pretend I’m working, too. Everyone should have a library card. It’s like a bicycle but for your brain."