On his wife, Anne Bancroft:
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Brooks clarifies his public perception differs from his private reality regarding his wife.
- In plain terms
- People thought I was unhappy, but I was lucky.
- What can you take from it?
- Public assumptions about personal life can be wrong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle public assumptions?
- What defines your luck?
Another view
This lacks context on why the assumption existed.
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