A long time ago, before I really pulled my life together, I was a prostitue; I got involved in a lot of dangerous things. One of them was a nightly Russian Roulette game, and we thought it was fun, we were coked out of our minds, we drank a lot, I was the champ-- for a solid year I played Russian Roulette. Did you ever see Deer Hunter with Christopher Walken? That's what I looked like.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He recounts a reckless past of gambling with Russian roulette while under the influence, likening it to a movie scene.
- In plain terms
- He used to gamble with his life while drunk.
- What can you take from it?
- Risky behavior often stems from escapism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What drives people to seek thrills that endanger them?
Another view
The story glorifies dangerous behavior without critique.
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