(SCOTT)
NEW ON DAYBREAK:
MORE OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH
JOHN GREEN - THE BEST-SELLING
AUTHOR AND MULTI-MEDIA STAR -
WHO IS OUT WITH HIS FIRST NEW
BOOK IN 6 YEARS.
(LAUREN)
HE'S FROM INDIANA AND ENJOYED A
STOP AT HOME ON HIS BOOK TOUR
JUST LAST NIGHT.
DREW BLAIR SAT DOWN WITH HIM
BEFORE HE WENT IN FRONT OF THE
AUDIENCE AT PIKE PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER.
(DREW)
IN OUR LAST HOUR OF DAYBREAK,
YOU HEARD GREEN TALK ABOUT WHY
HE
HOPES ALL OF US IN CENTRAL
INDIANA WILL ESPECIALLY ENJOY
"TURTLES
ALL THE WAY DOWN."
IT IS SET IN INDIANAPOLIS.
THE STORY IS ABOUT A TEENAGER
WHO STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL
ILLNESS WHILE INVESTIGATING THE
DISSAPPEARANCE OF A FUGITIVE
BILLIONAIRE.
THE BOOK IS BECOMING A PLATFORM
AND OUTLET FOR
GREEN TO TALK ABOUT HIS OWN
EXPERIENCES WITH MENTAL
ILLNESS...
AROUND THE WORLD, AND YES, HERE
AT HOME.
(REPORTER)
08;59;44;07
JOHN GREEN IT'S BEEN FUN TO
TRAVEL THE COUNTRY AND FEEL LIKE
THE BOOK IS BEING WELCOMED SO
GENEROUSLY
BY PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT CITIES
BUT OF COURSE THE CITY I CARE
MOST ABOUT IS INDIANAPOLIS
09;00;51;05
DREW BLAIR : LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE BOOK ITSELF. YOU'VE BEEN
OPEN RECENTLY ABOUT ITS PERSONAL
CONNECTION AND
THE ELEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU TO
TALK ABOUT AND INCLUDE IN YOUR
WORK?
09;01;02;17
JOHN: WELL I WANTED TO WRITE
ABOUT A KID WHO'S LIVING WITH
OCD AND FINDS IT REALLY
DISABLING AT TIMES BECAUSE
THAT WAS A LOT OF MY EXPERIENCE
IN HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUES TO
BE MY EXPERIENCE TODAY AS
SOMETHING THAT I LIVE WITH IN AN
ONGOING WAY AND EXPECT TO LIVE
WITH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. AS
FAR AS TALKING
ABOUT IT MYSELF. I WANTED TO
WRITE ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT
IT WAS IMPORTANT AND BC I
DESPERATELY
WANTED TO FIND SOME KIND OF FORM
OR EXPRESSION FOR THIS WAY DOWN,
ABSTRACT THING THAT'SVERY
DIFFICULT
TO TALK ABOUT AND FIND LANGUAGE
FOR BUT TALKING ABOUT IT IN MY
OWN LIFE AS A PERSON, I THINK
THAT'S
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT THERE ARE
LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FULFILLING LIVES IN
ADULTHOOD WHILE ALSO LIVING WITH
CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS THAT IT
ISN'T ANYTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.
IT ISN'T ANYTHING
TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT AND IT
ALSO DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T
HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
09;01;56;13
DREW: YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT IN
YOUR SITUATION, FEELING STUCK
AND ALONE IN YOUR THOUGHTS
SOMETHING THAT
MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO
ESPECIALLY YOUNG FANS WHO ARE
COMING INTO THEIR OWN AND NOT
ABLE TO TOTALLY
CONNECT AS AN ADULT BUT WITH
SOMEONE WHO IS VERY MUCH NOT
ALONE WITH MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS
SEEMINGLY TO THEM.
09;02;19;06
JOHN: I THINK THE WEIRD THING
ABOUT THAT KIND OF ATTENTION
THOUGH IS THAT IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY EASE THE ISOLATION.
I DEFINITELY FELT THAT WAY WHEN
I WAS YOUNGER THAT IF LOTS OF
PEOPLE LIKED MY WORK THAT
THIS SORT OF VOID WITHIN ME
WOULD BE FILLED AND THAT WAS
WHAT I NEEDED IN ORDER TO HAVE A
REALLY FULFILLING LIFE AND THAT
OF COURSE TURNS OUT NOT TO BE
TRUE. THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT
SUSTAIN ME AND ARE AT THE
CENTER OF MY LIFE ARE THE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY FRIENDS
AND FAMILY. THE RELATIONSWHIP I
HAVE WITH MY AUDIENCE IS
INCREDIBLY IMPROTANT TO ME AND I
AM SO SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ABOUT
TOPICS I CARE ABOUT WHETHER IT'S
IN VIDEO OR IN BOOKS AND I'M SO
GRATEFUL FOR THAT BUT YOU KNOW,
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T
EXPERIENCE SOME MEASURE OF
ISOLATION. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DOUBLE NEGATIVE BUT IN
GENERAL I FIND THAT MENTAL
HEALTH STUFF IS A REAL DOUBLE
NEGATIVE OF A SITUATION A LOT OF
THIS SORT OF VOID WITHIN ME
TRUE. THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT
YOUNGER THAT IF LOTS OF PEOPLE
LIKED MY WORK THAT THIS SORT OF
VOID WITHIN ME WOULD BE FILLED
AND THAT
WAS WHAT I NEEDED IN ORDER TO
HAVE A REALLY FULFILLING LIFE
AND THAT OF COURSE TURNS OUT NOT
TO BE TRUE.
THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT SUSTAIN
ME AND ARE AT THE CENTER OF MY
LIFE ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THE
RELATIONSWHIP I HAVE WITH MY
AUDIENCE IS INCREDIBLY IMPROTANT
TO ME AND I AM SO
SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT
WITH PEOPLE ABOUT TOPICS I CARE
ABOUT WHETHER IT'S IN VIDEO OR
IN BOOKS AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR
THAT BUT YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN'T
MEAN THAT I DON'T EXPERIENCE
PERFORMING ARTS WAS SOLD OUT.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU... HIS FANS
ARE LOYAL AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
I SAW MORE THAN ONE RUN DOWN THE
AISLES AFTER THE DOORS
OPENED TO GET THOSE FIRST ROW
SEATS.
(ANCHOR)
THE BOOK IS OUT NOW AND
AVAILABLE?
(DREW)
CAME OUT LAST TUESDAY.
AND... IF YOU'RE WONDERING IF WE
COULD HAVE ANOTHER JOHN
GREEN MOVIE IN OUR FUTURE.
COULD HAVE ANOTHER JOHN GREEN
MOVIE IN OUR FUTURE.
HIS BOOKS, PAPER TOWNS AND THE
FAULT IN OUR STARS WENT THAT
WAY.
I ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT
