John Green Answers Your John Green Questions

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  • Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
  • In which John Green answers questions that people ask google about him, in an attempt to make this (and not that other video we won't mention) the top search result related to his name, which is John Green.
    John Green is a writer and RUclipsr, or possibly a novelist and online video creator. (...he said, only for the purposes of improving the searchability of this video.)
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Комментарии • 2,1 тыс.

  • @rachelelizabeth6017
    @rachelelizabeth6017 6 лет назад +2883

    The first video that shows up when you search Hank Green is a video by The Business Insider titled "How Hank Green became one of the Internet's most influential educators"
    .......I'm sorry John.

    • @ominoustomato
      @ominoustomato 6 лет назад +71

      wisegirl_ 1227 but what about humpin Hank. We can't forget about humpin Hank.

    • @fraidarahbaran6076
      @fraidarahbaran6076 6 лет назад +6

      +

    • @Krystaltho
      @Krystaltho 6 лет назад +7

      Hahaha this is hilarious

    • @r3v3rbs0ul
      @r3v3rbs0ul 6 лет назад +11

      Google's algorithm apparently thought Hank's video was more appropriate for him. What do they know that we don't?

    • @matthewpaul9432
      @matthewpaul9432 6 лет назад +1

      +

  • @prerza
    @prerza 6 лет назад +1204

    "No matter what you do, the tides of time will wash away your sand castle, so there's no sense in reaching for some fool hardy notion of immortality."
    -John Green, 2018.
    👏

    • @Aereto
      @Aereto 6 лет назад +11

      Just like in Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Eventually everyone runs out of time.

    • @prerza
      @prerza 6 лет назад +3

      Aereto Yes!

    • @ConfuciousDragon
      @ConfuciousDragon 5 лет назад +12

      I feel like this is taken out of context without the "...but where was I? No, I don't have a star on the hollywood walk of fame."

    • @gracep1370
      @gracep1370 5 лет назад +13

      I literally just wrote those exact words in my journal. Plus the rest of that sentence, “...when there’s real work to be done with real people right now.” Such a good reminder.

    • @MrWhangdoodles
      @MrWhangdoodles 4 года назад +2

      He sounds like an author...or a historian.

  • @jliller
    @jliller 6 лет назад +686

    Paraphrasing: "My brother comes up with all the good ideas. I just write bestselling novels."
    I think that's some pretty effective teamwork.

    • @woodfur00
      @woodfur00 4 года назад +36

      Except now Hank writes bestselling novels too

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 3 года назад +5

      @@woodfur00 But he still has much to learn in terms of marketing them.

  • @robertbaillargeon3683
    @robertbaillargeon3683 6 лет назад +1880

    I watched this video earlier while not logged in, but I've gotta watch it again from my recommended feed to make sure that RUclips knows that I still want to watch vlogbrothers videos and doesn't stop showing them. What a world we live in.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +564

      Thank you for your persistence. All hail the algorithm. -John

    • @verdatum
      @verdatum 6 лет назад +28

      Why don't you just use your subscription feed to browse through every video posted to all of your subscribed channels in chronological order?

    • @iLuvJoBros95
      @iLuvJoBros95 6 лет назад +3

      Glad I’m not the only one who can’t help but do this too

    • @wXingVinny
      @wXingVinny 6 лет назад +5

      ruclips.net/user/feedsubscriptions
      Thank me later.

    • @Kowzorz
      @Kowzorz 6 лет назад +5

      @verdatum Admittedly even videos on there slip by. I swear that video wasn't there before!

  • @Rithene
    @Rithene 6 лет назад +130

    "Darling, Fetch the Battle Axe" remains my favorite DFTBA backronym. Also up there are the classic "Dinosaurs Failed to Beat Asteroid" and "Dastardly Farmers Took Bessie Away (but she was Destined for the Burger, Anyway)".

  • @lyzardthebard
    @lyzardthebard 5 лет назад +338

    "is John or Hank older?"
    John: "I'm just going to revel in the fact that that's a question people asked Google."
    Me: *laughs in oldest sibling*

    • @paigeherrin29
      @paigeherrin29 3 года назад +11

      Me laughing back in *youngest sibling*

    • @SpaceSoups
      @SpaceSoups Год назад +6

      ​@@paigeherrin29 Crying middle.

    • @thetangaledbug7670
      @thetangaledbug7670 Год назад

      Soo you're saying, that you're big brother, might I inquire to whom??

  • @falonmichalczyk9104
    @falonmichalczyk9104 6 лет назад +677

    When I started watching this channel I was in the 8th grade, I hated my life and felt awkward and alone. I am 23 now, a lot has changed, but y'all are still here. I'll never forget you signing my copy of Paper Towns and telling me I had a cool name. Thanks for always being here. It means a lot. ❤️

  • @rachelelizabeth6017
    @rachelelizabeth6017 6 лет назад +589

    HOLD UP
    John Green might be writing another book! I don't even care how long I have to wait, that just made my day.

    • @tanvishah2096
      @tanvishah2096 6 лет назад +4

      wisegirl_ 1227 same! Also love the user name

    • @mariamkharpoutli675
      @mariamkharpoutli675 6 лет назад +6

      I just finished reading turtles all the way down and yet im craving more!!! I want moree

    • @rachelelizabeth6017
      @rachelelizabeth6017 6 лет назад +3

      Haha, thanks!!!

    • @rachelelizabeth6017
      @rachelelizabeth6017 6 лет назад +2

      I know right!!! It was SOO good!

    • @NehaPd
      @NehaPd 6 лет назад +3

      I think he's kind of Always writing a book

  • @elenagibbons4719
    @elenagibbons4719 5 лет назад +186

    0:59 so I guess you could say that you wrote “will grayson”

  • @audretwelch3328
    @audretwelch3328 6 лет назад +13

    “Why are you crying? Isn’t it happy?” Is the most poetic thing I’ve heard today

  • @Rosalie_Jansen
    @Rosalie_Jansen 6 лет назад +81

    DFTCC - Don't Forget To Conjugate Correctly

    • @yaell1976
      @yaell1976 6 лет назад

      I'm going to use this on a daily basis...

    • @gleep1984
      @gleep1984 6 лет назад

      +

  • @katiemoss7578
    @katiemoss7578 6 лет назад +218

    I'd forgotten it was Tuesday but this is amazing and I'm laughing through all of this

  • @thewinterizzy
    @thewinterizzy 6 лет назад +522

    If all of us watch this at least five times, I have hope we can make a dent in this video becoming the top search result over Hank’s. Get to work, everyone! 😂

    • @SeanGHOB
      @SeanGHOB 6 лет назад +43

      I've now watched Hank's video at least twice and this one once. I suspect that this video will actually result in "John Green is an Idiot" becoming more firmly entrenched as the top video result on Google for "John Green."

    • @aaditbhatia6551
      @aaditbhatia6551 6 лет назад +9

      thewinterizzy I checked, and sadly, Hank's video is still the first result. I've already watched it several times, but my homework can wait.

    • @GreRe9
      @GreRe9 6 лет назад

      +

    • @GuardiansCreed
      @GuardiansCreed 6 лет назад +4

      Done

    • @trueblue2774
      @trueblue2774 6 лет назад

      Nope.

  • @NoiseFlippin
    @NoiseFlippin 3 года назад +51

    "Are John and Hank Green related?"
    "Yes, we are brothers, and no, there are no other siblings... Well, except for Dave, but *we don't talk about dave."*

  • @enderwiggins8248
    @enderwiggins8248 6 лет назад +163

    Will Grayson Will Grayson really helped me with my sexuality, so thank you.

    • @katiemoss7578
      @katiemoss7578 6 лет назад +5

      Ender Wiggins I hope you now feel comfortable with your sexuality and that no one makes you feel you bad for your sexuality

    • @oneofthemany7322
      @oneofthemany7322 6 лет назад +2

      I agree. I loved that book so much. It helped me get over my ex in a strange way

    • @allisonsteele1878
      @allisonsteele1878 6 лет назад +6

      since i just reread ender’s game my brain registered this comment as Ender Wiggins is gay? oh wait... this is youtube

  • @4mpersan
    @4mpersan 6 лет назад +49

    John Green wears green while answering your questions about John Green!

  • @maranto15
    @maranto15 6 лет назад +410

    You cast movies, though, right?

  • @Carina5707
    @Carina5707 6 лет назад +288

    In the great scheme of things
    even the greatest of kings
    are just little hands
    building castles out of sand.

  • @Artifexian
    @Artifexian 6 лет назад +28

    Edgar award! Best name. 12/12 would agree

    • @spaghettification8658
      @spaghettification8658 2 года назад

      12/12, a true man of culture
      (Yes I know this is 4 years old, petty temporal concerns are outweighed by the need to give base 12 the respect it deserves)

  • @jaososchefget3632
    @jaososchefget3632 6 лет назад +250

    What ever happened to those app reviews that made everybody question their life and life choices?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +109

      I took that idea and turned it into the anthropocene reviewed: soundcloud.com/theanthropocenereviewed -John

    • @rachelelizabeth6017
      @rachelelizabeth6017 6 лет назад +11

      You should definitely listen to that podcast! It's REALLY good!

    • @Sandthatsparksstars
      @Sandthatsparksstars 6 лет назад +1

      +

    • @Reilly5
      @Reilly5 6 лет назад +7

      I thought this said: "Whatever happened to those apps that made everybody question their life and choices?". Was going to say, Facebook still exists.

  • @Rosalie_Jansen
    @Rosalie_Jansen 6 лет назад +24

    It wouldn't have been a true John Green video without the mention of oblivion in some way - you didn't disappoint, John.

  • @yknowthatgirl
    @yknowthatgirl 6 лет назад +33

    I very much enjoyed the throwbacks to old Nerdfighteria in this video.

  • @grapefruit1992
    @grapefruit1992 6 лет назад +222

    if you were to swich lives with Hank for 24 hours, what would you do?

    • @Neverrgreen
      @Neverrgreen 6 лет назад +1

      grapefruit1992 +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +466

      SLEEP and HIDE. Hank has SO MANY professional obligations and works so incredibly hard every single day. He is so relentless and passionate and indefatigable and I couldn't do what he does, so if I were living his life, I would just stay in bed and give Hank a day off. -John

    • @RCPlanes59
      @RCPlanes59 6 лет назад +69

      I can't tell if this is wholesome or morally questionable.

    • @Nerd-px7fn
      @Nerd-px7fn 6 лет назад +2

      I love these two XD

    • @crystalclare1000
      @crystalclare1000 6 лет назад +9

      grapefruit1992 lemme just say, the answer to this question sounds like something that would be said on Esther Day

  • @AustinNebbia
    @AustinNebbia 6 лет назад +15

    I'm finally in a Vlogbrothers video!!!! There are four humans at 2:00: John, Shailene, the girl playing Sarah (I feel awful for not remembering her name) and my blurry elbow on the left. Honestly one of the coolest days of my life.

  • @Leo99929
    @Leo99929 6 лет назад +8

    You're a good man, John. I appreciate your existence and interaction with the world.

  • @SciJoy
    @SciJoy 6 лет назад +195

    Is John Green still keeping up with his 100 days routine or some version of it?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +243

      I am! I am not as fit as I was on Day 100, but I still work out with Laura twice a week and run at least two or three times a week. -John

    • @Rosalie_Jansen
      @Rosalie_Jansen 6 лет назад +14

      COME ON, JOHN!

    • @fathimamoolla
      @fathimamoolla 6 лет назад +21

      GET IT, JOHN!

    • @SciJoy
      @SciJoy 6 лет назад +4

      That's awesome!

    • @sjwimmel
      @sjwimmel 6 лет назад +30

      Is John Green f-cking majestic? Yes.

  • @olivialove2059
    @olivialove2059 6 лет назад +12

    "well except for dave but we don't talk about dave" AAAAAAHHHHH ya gotta love dave

  • @chai4768
    @chai4768 6 лет назад +114

    Oh man I needed this video. I have so many questions about John Green! Is he real? Is that a wig? How is even alive??

    • @Rosalie_Jansen
      @Rosalie_Jansen 6 лет назад +34

      Your verb tenses are too correct, I don't understand what you're saying

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +104

      Am I real? Insofar as anyone is, but this is definitely something I worry about a lot. Is that a wig? No. My dad has a thicker head of hair than I do, and he's 67! How is even alive? Via evolutionary pressures that encourage life to become progressively more complex. -John

    • @MiddleAgedNerd
      @MiddleAgedNerd 6 лет назад +27

      Is that a wig? No; The Puff™ is the real stuff.

    • @Telliria
      @Telliria 6 лет назад

      Who is Even, and what happened to her?

  • @ThatBookishWriter
    @ThatBookishWriter 6 лет назад +7

    “Wow, look at all these things Hank did” is like John’s way of saying “I love you, Hank” without actually saying it.

  • @AcolytesOfHorror
    @AcolytesOfHorror 6 лет назад +7

    When John said he's not dead "depending on when you're watching this" I had an image of this comment section whenever he dies and I got real sad

  • @philiptouw3623
    @philiptouw3623 6 лет назад +71

    The title of this video is so obviously meant to appear as the first search result, which I feel pretty great about. Also the way "yes, it's happy" was said while looking into the distance, was really funny. As for questions, mine is, "What is John Green's favourite children's book?"

    • @vtsphinx
      @vtsphinx 6 лет назад +1

      Kaylee Touw +

    • @hatorigirl1202
      @hatorigirl1202 6 лет назад +4

      He's shared a certain love of a phonics reader called Gus (or Gus Is a Bug) that is out of print that nerdfighters recreated for him.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +23

      Hard to pick a single favorite, unless Harry Potter is a children's book--in which case, Harry Potter. (All of them, although Half-Blood Prince is my favorite favorite.) -John

  • @lorenabpv
    @lorenabpv 6 лет назад +29

    i think i might have been turned into a dear h&j fan too much (as opposed to watching the videos regularly), since i saw the title and figured john would talk about other people named john green

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +24

      That's a good idea for a video! -John

    • @amberbydreamsart5467
      @amberbydreamsart5467 6 лет назад

      I really want to hear more about the bigfoot enthusiast john green. and all the other john greens. give me more john green info. is there another john green with a hank green brother?? they are both common names.. we must go deeper into the greens.

  • @sarahp6512
    @sarahp6512 6 лет назад +81

    1:34 YETI SIGHTING

    • @aaditbhatia6551
      @aaditbhatia6551 6 лет назад +9

      Sarah P. Oh my goodness. You're right. Call the Smithsonian immediately.

    • @haleywilliams5073
      @haleywilliams5073 6 лет назад +5

      The Yeti is really pretty. I love how he gave her bunny ears!

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +29

      I got permission! :) -John

    • @stephenrosene1505
      @stephenrosene1505 6 лет назад +5

      For putting her picture in the Vlog or for the bunny ears?

    • @enycha22
      @enycha22 6 лет назад

      I PANICKED TRYING TO PAUSE ON MY PHONE, IT'S SO LOVELY

  • @annabago8621
    @annabago8621 6 лет назад +17

    I just realized that THIS John Green is THAT John Green. And also: vidcon?! I've been living in a box for 16 years apparently...

  • @eddaeugenianewball5080
    @eddaeugenianewball5080 2 года назад +17

    We don't talk about Dave sounds like an excellent prediction of We don't talk about Bruno😅😂😂

  • @onerandomnerdygirl2306
    @onerandomnerdygirl2306 6 лет назад +10

    To be fair, I love the books you wrote while hank did those things and you helped a lot too.

  • @anilatarannum
    @anilatarannum 6 лет назад +428

    Is John Green an existentialist?

    • @janoortje
      @janoortje 6 лет назад +7

      I think we all already know that yes is the answer :)

    • @chiranthiem.k.h.1597
      @chiranthiem.k.h.1597 6 лет назад +99

      You mean, was John Green an existentialist?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +256

      Not really. I find existentialism really interesting and important, but I don't identify with it very deeply. I think I am less individualistic in my own worldview than most existentialists. -John Green

    • @anilatarannum
      @anilatarannum 6 лет назад +5

      Thank you for answering! ❤️

    • @CRBungalow
      @CRBungalow 6 лет назад

      yes

  • @vell__
    @vell__ 6 лет назад +10

    John you sound so humble at the end. Being there with Hank I'm sure you gave opinions, advice, and perspective along the way for many of the projects. Cofounding can go to all who help shape the heart of the idea.

  • @annawatches
    @annawatches 5 лет назад +6

    Damn, I just realized how much I owe to Nerdfighteria when it comes to my belief in the value of unironic enthusiasm. It's hard to maintain sometimes. Grateful for you guys.

  • @Horsin4years
    @Horsin4years 6 лет назад +23

    Darling fetch the battleaxe....I love it.

    • @matthewpaul9432
      @matthewpaul9432 6 лет назад +4

      don't forget that brains attract; darling, fetch the battle axe; decepticons fear this brilliant autobot; do fish take baths a lot? ... thanks hank for that lovely song!

  • @starpasta
    @starpasta 6 лет назад +15

    I don't have a question, but I did want to thank you for answering my question during the TATWD tour. I was at the Agnes Scott stop, and I asked you how you became comfortable with crying a lot given our culture's construction of masculinity. I didn't realize it was going to make you cry, and I feel bad, but also thanks for answering!

    • @TheAnnaK74
      @TheAnnaK74 6 лет назад

      starpasta what did he say to answer yr question ?

    • @starpasta
      @starpasta 6 лет назад +9

      He said he had always been a person who cried a lot, and his parents were always supportive of that and never made him feel bad about it. I thought that was so great, and then he started tearing up, and I was like, "OMG, I just made one of my favorite authors/humans cry, and I didn't realize I had that power". I also felt a little bad because I didn't realize that was gonna happen. But he handled it really well, which I appreciated!

    • @newcreation19
      @newcreation19 6 лет назад +1

      I was also at that stop! DFTBA!

  • @nicolenbbw7947
    @nicolenbbw7947 6 лет назад +305

    What is John Green’s least favorite video by John Green?

    • @GuardiansCreed
      @GuardiansCreed 6 лет назад +12

      This is a good one...but whats his favorite?

    • @danieljensch3754
      @danieljensch3754 6 лет назад

      +

    • @katywilbur2989
      @katywilbur2989 6 лет назад

      +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +134

      Great question! I've made some bad ones over the years. It's hard to pick the worst--all the ones where I was screaming at the camera in 2009 were pretty bad. Specific nominations are welcome, if you have any suggestions! :) -John

    • @pgoconn
      @pgoconn 6 лет назад +16

      Possible nominees (aka a few mildly-randomized John videos from 2009):
      "Half a Beard" from Jun 16, 2009: ruclips.net/video/KSfbG_AWgKc/видео.html
      "Sellouts!" from Jul 14, 2009: ruclips.net/video/KoSqR_XAU7A/видео.html
      "Beanie John's Love Advice" from Jan 13, 2009: ruclips.net/video/KbPGj7dWXDA/видео.html

  • @blueflame744
    @blueflame744 6 лет назад +5

    Hey there John! I’m glad John Green isn’t dead, that’s nice to know

  • @josadison
    @josadison 6 лет назад +55

    If John Green could only save one verb tense which would John Green save?

  • @jwhite984
    @jwhite984 Год назад +4

    Firstly, thank you for answering these questions (and for not changing the verb tenses). Also, I'm a Hufflepuff too! Side note: I've now lived in Indianapolis for a year and am disappointed I haven't run into you (it's not like it's a big city or anything). Thanks for being awesome and for reading The Anthropocene Reviewed. The essays + your voice were lovely and engaging.

  • @Kacs_ky
    @Kacs_ky 6 лет назад +11

    Poor Dave, may he rest in peace

  • @paintthefuture34
    @paintthefuture34 6 лет назад +24

    John Green John Green John Green John Green John Green John Green?

    • @thewinterizzy
      @thewinterizzy 6 лет назад +9

      PaintTheFuture if a John Green could John Green how much John Green could a John Green John Green? 🤔

    • @shannonobrien3674
      @shannonobrien3674 6 лет назад +4

      Dumbledore! Ron, Ron, Ron Weasley,(Harry Potter, Harry Potter ooou)

    • @54321jcc
      @54321jcc 6 лет назад +1

      YEESS!!!!

    • @54321jcc
      @54321jcc 6 лет назад +2

      Singing a song all day long at Hooogwaaarts!

    • @shannonobrien3674
      @shannonobrien3674 6 лет назад +1

      Joaquin colon-nava I've located the source of the ticking! Its a pipe bomb! YAYYYYY!

  • @aaditbhatia6551
    @aaditbhatia6551 6 лет назад +44

    REMEMBER THE INITIALISM, NOT AN ACRONYM!

    • @JoinTheMadVender
      @JoinTheMadVender 6 лет назад +7

      It is an acronym if you pronounce it /d'ftubah/ ! :P

    • @aaditbhatia6551
      @aaditbhatia6551 6 лет назад

      JoinTheMadVender Very true. Very true.

    • @RumerPriestly
      @RumerPriestly 6 лет назад +2

      You mean I've been saying "dift bah" wrong all these years?!

    • @JoinTheMadVender
      @JoinTheMadVender 6 лет назад +2

      Nah, there is no single right way to say it. There are many tongues and dialects in Nerdfighteria. You do you!

    • @Kram1032
      @Kram1032 6 лет назад +1

      RTINAA

  • @billalraza8442
    @billalraza8442 6 лет назад +134

    Does John green cry while writing emotional scenes in his books?

    • @laurelrhinehardt5160
      @laurelrhinehardt5160 6 лет назад +2

      +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +214

      Oh yeah. I cry while writing every book, even the ones that aren't sad. In some ways I probably write to get to the deep places that I can't reach otherwise, and from which crying springs. -John

    • @kiwi8133
      @kiwi8133 6 лет назад

      +

    • @cmm6p
      @cmm6p 6 лет назад +10

      Oh thank you for asking this! Rosianna recently said she felt egotistical (or similar) for crying at something she wrote and I started to feel like I was weird because I have cried a lot writing my current novel. Like even just reading the same scene through each time and it has taught me some thing about myself.

    • @cmm6p
      @cmm6p 6 лет назад

      +

  • @crocsqueen1474
    @crocsqueen1474 6 лет назад +6

    Ohhh Henry.
    "Why are you crying? Isn't it happy?"
    Tears of joy Henry. One day you too will experience it.

  • @BeeCeeJay
    @BeeCeeJay 6 лет назад +5

    JOHN: when was the last time you were a giant squid of anger?

  • @radagastwiz
    @radagastwiz 6 лет назад +26

    I appreciate the answers about the John Green we see in this video (and also Cool Composer Guy John Green), but this is severely lacking information about both Bald John Green and Other John Green.

  • @RumerPriestly
    @RumerPriestly 6 лет назад +39

    2:18 Your prose never fails to floor me, in every single video you make, my word. Or rather, YOUR words.
    What is John Green's favourite animal? Does John Green prefer forests or beaches?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +33

      My favorite animal is the human. And I prefer beaches to forests, although I choose to live in a forest. -John

    • @RumerPriestly
      @RumerPriestly 6 лет назад +3

      I was not aware that you lived in a forest, and now I am adequately jealous.

  • @grayelizabeth6458
    @grayelizabeth6458 6 лет назад +47

    In The Fault in Our Stars, have you imagined a future for the remaining characters or are you like Peter Van Houten? Also, since you are male, why did you Write it from Hazel's perspective and not Augustus's perspective? Being female, I feel like you pretty much nailed the emotions and thought process on boys, love etc. How? Thanks! PS. Pretty sure your one the great writers of the 21st Century. (And of all time). - with Incredible respect and admiration, Shirley Gray

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +124

      Thanks for the kind words. 1. I am like Peter van Houten in that I don't think authors are qualified to speak on matters outside the text (except for sequels and the like). I try to leave the characters in my books in places where I am comfortable leaving them, and although I may imagine futures for them, I don't want my imaginings to be privileged over those of any other reader, so I don't share them. 2. I wanted to write from Hazel's perspective because there are a lot of tragic love stories in which a sick girl teaches a boy lessons through her sickness, and I did not want to write that kind of story. 3. I had a lot of women in my life helping me with blind spots--my wife, my publisher, etc.--but ultimately writing is always an act of imagination, and so I was just trying to escape myself and live within Hazel as much as possible. -John

  • @genessab
    @genessab 6 лет назад +92

    This video is now the 7th result for your name. Soooo close :P

    • @jamesburton7852
      @jamesburton7852 6 лет назад +4

      I think John's only tactic now is to flood the search term's video results with videos. I think the best way to go about this is just to start all of his video titles with "John Green Says:"

    • @anirudhsharma5211
      @anirudhsharma5211 5 лет назад +2

      Now it's the first!

  • @RetroYoungen
    @RetroYoungen 6 лет назад +219

    How long did it take for John Green to find an agent to publish his books, and how difficult was that process?
    (I'm trying to write books and any direction in this entirely alien part of the process would be not only helpful, but would net you a mention in the acknowledgement section should it be published. DFTBA, I don't expect an answer, but I love to be surprised!)

    • @ashwin_ragu
      @ashwin_ragu 6 лет назад +1

      +

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +279

      My path to publication was extremely unusual, and I don't think it would be possible in 2018. So you have to remember that this was fifteen years ago and a ton has changed in the publishing business. I was working as an assistant at a magazine called Booklist, and one of the editors there, Ilene Cooper, really mentored me through the whole publishing process. She read early drafts of my book, helped me rewrite it several times, and then after we'd worked on it for a couple years, I sent it out to publishers she knew. So I didn't have an agent. (I do now, and recommend having an agent.)
      After about six months, I got a call from one of the publishers (Dutton) saying they wanted to publish my book. It was a very, very modest advance (my roommates often joked that I had a "four figure book deal"), but it allowed me to be with a publisher I liked and an editor, Julie Strauss-Gabel, who was patient and committed. We spent almost three years together rewriting the book that became Looking for Alaska, and Julie is still my editor today. All of this is unusual--most authors move publishers a lot; most have more than one editor in their careers; most start out with agents; etc. So I'm not a model for how to do it. The model that works best, as I understand it, is to reach out to agents whose authors you like with query letters that are specifically targeted to them, and hope from there to move along in the process. But I'm not an expert! Regardless, I wish you luck. -John

    • @RetroYoungen
      @RetroYoungen 6 лет назад +38

      I remember your older videos talking about your process in getting started, and it's both helpful and kind of you to respond this way. Thank you much for taking the time, and thank you for the help in building up my luck... as I understand it, luck is being prepared for when the moment is right. I'll keep working, and I wish you and the family the best!
      -Kevin
      www.thetallereight.com (Just in case, couldn't hurt!)

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 6 лет назад +4

      ReYo John Scalzi has a blog where he talks about all kinds of stuff, including the business side of being a writer. Again, though, he has an unusual publishing deal. Worth looking at.

    • @Kneedragon1962
      @Kneedragon1962 6 лет назад +3

      Writing something is not all that hard. Having something to write, that other people may want to read, that's a little harder. But convincing anybody else to part with real actual money for something you've written, that's an entirely different adventure.

  • @SmallMediumLarge41
    @SmallMediumLarge41 5 лет назад +8

    3:00 “yes. It’s happy.” Gets me every time

  • @sarajones3137
    @sarajones3137 6 лет назад +115

    In Paper Towns, in chapter 9 part 2, Q says the phrase 'i say' but in the following chapter he states 'i said' is there something i am missing? Did you do this for dramatic effect or is this simply a large typo? hope you can answer -Sara

    • @tonifischbacher4021
      @tonifischbacher4021 6 лет назад +1

      +

    • @SeanGHOB
      @SeanGHOB 6 лет назад +6

      John tries to let go of his books once they're published, so he does not re-read them. Therefore, he is unlikely to know the answer to this question.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +339

      There are a few tense switches in Paper Towns. This happens when an experience feels so raw and real to Quentin that he hasn't processed it as being in the past. You hear this sometimes in real life when people are telling stories; they'll say, for instance, "I was driving down the road and then BAM I run into a deer." I am interested in the way we use verb tense to create distance (or fail to create distance) between ourselves and the things that happen to us. (We also use perspective sometimes to do this, which is why parts of Turtles All the Way Down are written in the second person.) -John

    • @sarajones3137
      @sarajones3137 6 лет назад +16

      Thank you so much for answering! This helps a lot! -Sara

    • @Rosalie_Jansen
      @Rosalie_Jansen 6 лет назад +49

      Maybe John wrote it using Google Search

  • @sheaelliott942
    @sheaelliott942 6 лет назад +1

    Watching this after a five hour theatre rehearsal for tech week brings me joy. Thank you for spending over 11 years of your life dedicated to this community. I’m going on 4 years of being a nerdfighter, and I would never turn back. Don’t Forget That Brains Attract! Oh, I mean Don’t Forget to be Awesome :)

  • @thejesuschrist
    @thejesuschrist 6 лет назад +29

    TIL John Green is Hufflepuff. 🙏

  • @unironicenthusiasm2439
    @unironicenthusiasm2439 6 лет назад +45

    Did I... Just hear our channel name?

    • @lohh659
      @lohh659 6 лет назад +2

      I am happy to realise that yes you did

  • @NickWengz
    @NickWengz 6 лет назад +6

    I don't know why, but I can't stop laughing at "Darling, Fetch the Battle Axe"

  • @saurabhmahajan1431
    @saurabhmahajan1431 3 года назад +4

    John's diction is awesome. Truly a wordsmith.

  • @jennyschwarz9741
    @jennyschwarz9741 5 лет назад +1

    Congratulations! I just checked, and this is now the first video result on google when one searches 'John Green'. Good job!

  • @CallaLilly414
    @CallaLilly414 6 лет назад

    This video is a throwback! So many years in 3.56 seconds.

  • @victoriaswindle2258
    @victoriaswindle2258 6 лет назад +12

    Maybe your next book should be a book to help people write better google searches 😂

  • @Yani-kv2wy
    @Yani-kv2wy 6 лет назад +25

    "No, there are no other siblings."
    Yeah, okay. I see...
    "Except for Dave"
    ...wait what? 😲

    • @coena9377
      @coena9377 4 года назад +11

      It’s a running joke. Dave Green isn’t a real person.

    • @gonengazit
      @gonengazit 4 года назад +7

      @@coena9377 or is he

  • @joanesperanza7519
    @joanesperanza7519 6 лет назад +4

    Our names may be forgotten, but our decisions will continue be part of history. Let's make history that we like.

  • @rachelelizabeth6017
    @rachelelizabeth6017 6 лет назад +1

    YOU DID IT!!!!!!!! This video is now officially the first video that shows up when you google John Green!

  • @ItsShatter
    @ItsShatter 6 лет назад

    Hey John congratulations. This was the first video to show up on google when I searched your name!

  • @maxw179
    @maxw179 6 лет назад +30

    Does John Green intended to starts a new Crash Course series soon?

  • @seaquarian
    @seaquarian 6 лет назад +9

    I'm glad you made this video, John. I have a friend who is SO much like you and Hank. It's really uncanny. Sometimes you or Hank will say a thing and I swear I hear it in my friend's voice. We always joke about him being a long lost brother of yours lol...so funny....haha...my friend's name is literally David. Thank you for confirming.

  • @anne-katherine1169
    @anne-katherine1169 6 лет назад +27

    Or: DFTBA - Dave forgot to be awesome. Maybe that's why they don't mention him?

  • @ryanchancellor6914
    @ryanchancellor6914 6 лет назад +1

    “No matter what you do the tides of time will wash away your sandcastle” damn that’s deep

  • @HobbertSharp
    @HobbertSharp 6 лет назад +2

    This video reminded me of the good old days when the community felt smaller and more personal and less concerned about how the platform was being used. It feels good to be reminded of that time, and have slightly less complicated emotions towards what John and Hank create. (I don't know if anyone else will relate to this, but their videos (and books/movies, in John's case) were such a big part of my young adulthood/coming of age that, recently, I've felt like I've outgrown them, or something, and I've had a lot of complicated feelings related to their content, though I've made it a point to still try to hang on to how much they meant to me and not let them fade away completely.) It feels like I've been a Nerdfighter my whole life, even though I didn't always know it, and I continue to be one even when I don't always feel as connected to the content or the community and my relationship to all of it feels so complicated.
    You're all a part of my internet family, I wish everyone the best, and I'm still here to check in every so often.
    Best wishes,
    and DFTBA

    • @JaySwag77
      @JaySwag77 6 лет назад +1

      Hobbert Sharp I feel you. I had a moment at John's book signing for Turtles in New York City, where I realized that their content was targeted at people who were several years younger than me.

    • @jennymagana8521
      @jennymagana8521 6 лет назад

      +

  • @WoWisMagic
    @WoWisMagic 6 лет назад +7

    Please make a series debunking the numerous conspiracy theories out today! I love the new history of science series!

    • @MarkThePage
      @MarkThePage 6 лет назад +2

      First up, of course: Why won't John and Hank talk about David? Is it because David is actually both John and Hank--because there is only one Vlogbrother, and he is David Green?

  • @Harbz
    @Harbz 6 лет назад +146

    Would you want to live forever?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +201

      No. Hard pass on living forever. -John

    • @Harbz
      @Harbz 6 лет назад +1

      thank you, appreciate the answer :)

    • @sarahwatts7152
      @sarahwatts7152 6 лет назад +12

      As someone who was forced to read the book Tuck Everlasting, I can also confidently say no to immortality. Immortality is only good when everyone you love is also immortal, when you are still able to take joy from new experiences (but after a while nothing will be new - think Groundhog Day here), and then of course there's that Greek myth about the man who is given immortality but who still ages.
      Immortality would really only benefit geniuses, who would be able to see how their research evolves. Imagine what Aristotle would be like if he had continued to live until today. He'd be the ultimate authority on everything, and I imagine he would have liked that.

    • @IanJN
      @IanJN 6 лет назад +4

      What if you lived forever but periodically got amnesia?

    • @AtlantideVFX
      @AtlantideVFX 6 лет назад +3

      I would say all yes to immortality. And any problems that arise with immortality, well you have unlimited amount of time to solve of time (except for the heat death of the universe, but that one you at least got a good amount of billions of years to solve that one).

  • @4mpersan
    @4mpersan 6 лет назад +7

    Question for John Green: What do you consider a wasted life? Conversely, what is a not-wasted life?
    Also: If you had to choose, would you rather consume pineapple on a pizza or on a burger?

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +4

      No human life is wasted. Every human life is precious and valuable.
      And I hate pineapple in all contexts, but I guess if I were forced to eat it, then I would eat it on a pizza. -John

  • @Lena-fc9ce
    @Lena-fc9ce 6 лет назад

    This reminds me that I really need to get caught up with Dear Hank and John. What a wonderful podcast.

  • @elewis9180
    @elewis9180 6 лет назад

    As a recent graduate I am obsessed with "career goals" and meeting expectations that I am not always certain are my own. But I think a reminder that I shouldn't waste my time building a sand castle while others are drowning is exactly what I needed to hear... and that's why John Green is one of the few people I truly admire in life.

  • @gennabourquin5287
    @gennabourquin5287 6 лет назад +69

    John how did you come up with the names for your kids?

    • @hatorigirl1202
      @hatorigirl1202 6 лет назад +6

      Henry I believe gets his name from a grandparent or a great grandparent? The same one that Hank was partially named after. Alice was almost called Eleanor I think? Until President Obama weighed in on the situation.

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +118

      Both our kids are named after one of their great grandparents, because both Sarah and I feel a deep debt of gratitude to those grandparents. -John

    • @gennabourquin5287
      @gennabourquin5287 6 лет назад +5

      Thank you so much for answering me! That is a very sweet answer.

  • @Alex-Lay
    @Alex-Lay 6 лет назад +8

    "All these things Hank did while I was writing books"
    So I'm expecting wikipedia to mistakenly list "A truly remarkable thing" on your bibliography section when it comes out.

  • @quintingell
    @quintingell 6 лет назад +18

    Opinion on Love Simon and of course the novel it was based on? (Important question, I know)

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +13

      I like both very much! In fact the screenwriters for Love Simon are writing the Turtles All the Way Down movie! -John

    • @quintingell
      @quintingell 6 лет назад +6

      That's amazing news! You'll be doing the casting, correct?

  • @callie6766
    @callie6766 6 лет назад

    I look forward to your video every Tuesday. It's strangely comforting to know that old friends I don't talk to anymore are also likely still watching your video every Tuesday. Nothing more strangely comforting than John Green's prose, though :)

  • @elena-xj4uk
    @elena-xj4uk 6 лет назад

    Aw I’ve been watching y’all for so long like 6 years and I was such a better person back then

  • @lucydoherty494
    @lucydoherty494 6 лет назад +231

    Why does John Green not move his face when he's talking?

    • @untappedinkwell
      @untappedinkwell 6 лет назад +46

      intense not blinking is a stylistic choice from the old school days of RUclips--started by Ze Frank, I believe. DFTBA!

    • @lucydoherty494
      @lucydoherty494 6 лет назад +9

      yeah, but what about the rest of his face???

    • @maishi
      @maishi 6 лет назад +29

      continuity

    • @lucydoherty494
      @lucydoherty494 6 лет назад

      maishi hmm

    • @untappedinkwell
      @untappedinkwell 6 лет назад +3

      I second--continuity makes the most sense. ^^

  • @Rosalie_Jansen
    @Rosalie_Jansen 6 лет назад +17

    If Hank were to go over his time limit on a video (or commit some other Vlogbrothers crime) in the near future, how would you most like so see him punished?

  • @MarkThePage
    @MarkThePage 6 лет назад +133

    Not a question for John, just really wondering if there are any darlings out there who will fetch my battleaxe #SingleAndReadyForPringles

    • @RumerPriestly
      @RumerPriestly 6 лет назад +11

      Baby, I'll fetch your battle axe any day of the week.

    • @CalypsoTheJellyfish
      @CalypsoTheJellyfish 6 лет назад +12

      Do you have your own battle axe to be fetched? Because i wont share

    • @MarkThePage
      @MarkThePage 6 лет назад +4

      Well in the context here the battleaxe could be something naughty but i say it's always good to have two in hand m'lads

    • @RumerPriestly
      @RumerPriestly 6 лет назад +14

      A battleaxe in the hand is worth two in the bush.

    • @ObjectsInMotion
      @ObjectsInMotion 6 лет назад +2

      Dandelions Fly Through Blue Air

  • @darinsingleton3553
    @darinsingleton3553 6 лет назад +1

    I think we should all take a moment to remember John Green, and all of his many achievements .. and partial contributions to our lives.
    We weren’t exactly close, John and I. Mostly, because we never actually met. Or corresponded. Or, even shared a phone call. Something I always considered a staggering oversight by John, given his general penchant for fastidiousness. I would always tell him, “Giving up is not always giving in, John. Especially when holding on is holding you back.”
    But, of course, he wasn’t in the room, so he never came back with that clever rejoinder I was always hoping for.
    Again, a rather glaring lapse on his part.
    But, we’re here to remember the good things about John, and not to dwell on his deficiencies. Because if we were - boy, could
    I tell you some real whoppers. But, as I said before, this is not the time nor the place for that. That will all come later.
    So, for now, I will turn things over to Dave …
    .. umm … Dave?

  • @Medosco
    @Medosco 6 лет назад

    Your cameo in the Paper Towns movie was so great though!!!

  • @JoshuaHillerup
    @JoshuaHillerup 6 лет назад +9

    I think you're more of a Ravenclaw and your brother is more of a Hufflepuff.
    Also, Canadians can be on that extra screening list. They can't ultimately deny a Canadian entry, but there's no law that they have to let your stuff through, and they are allowed a certain amount of time to make sure you're not snuggling in anything.

    • @tass466
      @tass466 6 лет назад +3

      Joshua Hillerup John is a Hufflepuff and I believe Hank is a Slytherin. The hat takes your choice into account!

    • @origamikatakana
      @origamikatakana 6 лет назад +12

      Joshua Hillerup Illegal snuggling is a profitable venture.

    • @B4wolfpak
      @B4wolfpak 6 лет назад +3

      Snuggling.....too perfect. 😆

    • @eden9036
      @eden9036 6 лет назад +2

      Omg snuggling is the greatest

  • @alwaysaddcheese
    @alwaysaddcheese 6 лет назад +10

    Does the puff live on even though it no longer resides on top of John's head?

    • @4mpersan
      @4mpersan 6 лет назад +4

      Jacob Austin I like to think that the puff, while adorable, was a representation of the stress and disordered thinking plaguing John. While I miss the look, I’m glad it’s gone.

    • @jeniferjoseph9200
      @jeniferjoseph9200 6 лет назад +2

      The puff exists within us all, so long as we believe

    • @alwaysaddcheese
      @alwaysaddcheese 6 лет назад +1

      I miss that puff every tuesday. While it may have been from stress, it helped bring us all together

  • @ThePrimevalVoid
    @ThePrimevalVoid 6 лет назад +9

    Thoughts on the rising RUclips genre of video essays?

    • @miche8868
      @miche8868 6 лет назад

      i love them they're ruining my life

  • @leafyleaf6994
    @leafyleaf6994 3 года назад +1

    I’ve heard of so many of your books and had no idea

  • @habecic5212
    @habecic5212 6 лет назад

    I hope THIS John Green will be remembered.

  • @bill_the_neighbor6120
    @bill_the_neighbor6120 6 лет назад +52

    Lmao did you just get tired of waiting for a wired autocomplete interview so you did your own

  • @ScottKorin
    @ScottKorin 6 лет назад +25

    John, didn't you live in New York before Indianapolis??

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  6 лет назад +63

      Yes, but I never wrote about New York. Weirdly, *Hank* writes about New York in his novel, so between the two of us, we have now covered all the major places I lived in my life. -John

    • @ScottKorin
      @ScottKorin 6 лет назад

      Yeah, I misunderstood what you were saying and I thought you were just listing the places you had lived.

  • @DareToRS
    @DareToRS 6 лет назад +11

    What does John Green think constitutes a "good/meaningful life"? Also: What advice would John Green give to aspiring writers? (For instance: how to cultivate a unique and engaging authorial voice, how to design relatable characters, and how to decide if a story is worth telling.)

  • @oliviawhitcomb486
    @oliviawhitcomb486 6 лет назад +2

    Hi, I am on my Mothers account. I am 12 and my best friend is 11 (turning 12 on the first and is probably your biggest fan) My best friend has so many questions and has tried to get in touch with you and has dared me to post this in your comments. She is most likely your biggest fan, and I myself adore the fault in our stars. She is not very emotional but she has cried in the upsetting parts of both Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. She highly recommends as I was previously on the phone and listening to her scratchy voice (as a result of crying) making Looking for Alaska into a movie. You have helped her love reading as do I and look forward to many more of your books.

  • @davidmartin5145
    @davidmartin5145 3 года назад

    I'd say you accomplished your goal! This video currently sits 2nd place on my Google Search results, behind "Dear Class of 2020" (which isn't even on your own channel, but that's beside the point).