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“Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it.”

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Stelios Haji-Ioannou, born on February 14, 1967, is an accomplished entrepreneur known for his innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, particularly in the aviation and travel industries. more

“Even if someone is competent, it's so damned easy to crucify him as long as he's only working on his father's account. So at the beginning I certainly wanted to prove myself to my father and the rest of society. That quickly turned into a greater challenge. My lifestyle hasn't changed as a result.”

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Author:Stelios Haji-Ioannou

“I think my work is optimistic - as much as it is pathetic and funny and sad and ridiculous, at the end of the day it's about the hope that something will go right, and the constant wishing for a world where things might start to make sense.”

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Author:Laurel Nakadate

“I feel like the men who end up in my videos, their biggest crime is being lonely. They're not violent, they're not scary people, they're just men who keep to themselves and have a hard time being social.”

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Author:Laurel Nakadate

“A lot of people think that my work is about mocking or making fun of things, but a lot of it is about discomfort and making myself as uncomfortable as the men feel, or putting myself in a situation where I'm revealing my loneliness as much as they're revealing theirs.”

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Author:Laurel Nakadate

“A lot of people have said that the main thread in my work is loneliness or just wanting to create a world with someone who doesn't really have much in their life, so maybe I'm looking for someone who's lonely and wants to try to create something with me as a subject for my videos.”

People World Want Trying Said Subjects Loneliness Lonely Video Thread

Author:Laurel Nakadate

“The thing about death is that it's embarrassing. No one wants to focus on it for very long. We're happy to talk about sex all day long but no one wants to talk about the moment where it all ends.”

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Author:Laurel Nakadate

“I find some comfort in running through the worst-case scenario in my mind and seeing how it's all going to go down.”

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Author:Laurel Nakadate

“Death is sad, yes, but there are some great laughs you can find there.”

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Author:Laurel Nakadate

“I didn't want people to say: Stelios does everything on the cheap at work, and in private he lives in the lap of luxury. That's not me. I don't need those status symbols. I don't need a private jet either when I can go everywhere with Easy.”

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Author:Stelios Haji-Ioannou

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