If I said “100% you are a complicated person,” I would be right. It’s not because I know you. It’s because all of us are unique in our very own way that no one can understand us completely, except us. Inside of this avarage–good–looking person (us!) is a colorful mind with hundreds of thoughts, thousands may be, flying around. But lots of the time though, because we are too complicated, we think too much, so we get hurt. But hey, it’s okay! It’s why this book gets into your hands. Tell Me About You... has been nurturing since I was in secondary school with only one hope to bring you a smile. In the next few pages, you will follow the instructions, tell me about you, draw your dreams, writte your hopes. So be creative! Embrace yourself! Are you ready? And now, let’s us all be happy together. —Tran Tu Nguyen.
Thank–you to Academy of Art University, and my instructor, Chris Rolik, for giving me an opportunity to make this book on your hands. Thank–you to all of my readers who are holding Tell Me About You.... A great appreciation from me to you. To all of the up and down moments I have been through, thank you (If you also purchase my book.) And more than anything can combine, I’d like to thank my parents, Thuận Bình Nguyễn and Tú Cẩm Thị Bùi, for letting me study what I truly love in this beautiful city of San Francisco. I love you.
— Tran Tu Nguyen.
Dedicated to us, those who are wandering, yet not lost.
“Today you are you. That is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” —Dr. Seuss
Me, You, and Everyone We know. Love and other Disasters. The Virgin Suicides. Girl, interrupted. Marie Antoinette Wristcutters. A Love Story. The Lovely Bones. Chocolate & Maléna. Moulin Rouge. 500 Days of Summer. Fight Club. White Oleander Amelie. Pan’s Labyrinth. Girl With a Pearl Earring. Casablanca. Closer. Catch Me if You Can. Cashback. Australia. Jeux D’enfants. Son of Rainbow. Charlie Bartlett. A Single Man. Serendipity. The Hurt Locker. Requiem for a Dream. Mysterious Skin. Amelie. Magnolia. Departure. The Blind Side. Forrest Gump. The Devil Wears Prada. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Napoleon Dynamite. Run Fat Boy Run. The Invention of Lying. I Love You, Man. He’s Just Not That Into You. Love Actually. The Longest Yard. Music and Lyrics. Extremely Loud and Incredible Close. Just Like Heaven. Garden State. The Darjeeling Limited. Shutter Island. Inception. The Incredibles.
Princess Mononoke. Spirited Away. Ghost World. Natural Born Killers. It’s Kind of a Funny Story. 9. District 9. I am Sam. Blue Valentine. Lost in Translation. Everything is Illuminated. Away We Go. Due Date. Hangover. Don’t Let Me Go. My Blueberry nights. Coco Before Chanel. The Original Alfie (1966) Roman holiday. The Young Lions. On the Waterfront. Juno. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Mommy Dearest. Crazy/Beautiful. I Heart Huckabees. Becoming Jane. Almost Famous. Sixteen Candles. Factory Girl. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Funny Face. Control. The Inbetweeners. The Baby Sitter. Three Idiots. Ted. Stranger Than Fiction. Up In The Air. The Descendants. The Darkknight Rises. Disney movies.
When you’re alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you… Your muscles will toughen. So will your heart and soul. That’s necessary for survival. But don’t lose touch with that person deep inside you, or else you won’t really have survived at all. —Louis Sachar
“Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.” —Leo Jozer Cardinal Suenens.
“Today will be beautiful. Or may be not. Just smile.”
Yes mom, I just ate. No no I didn’t eat fast food. I cooked... steak. Yes, I have 3 meals a day. Don’t worry about me okay! Yes yes, I cut my hair yesterday. Yeah I washed my clothes every weekend. No, I’m not stinky. I smell...uhm... pretty nice..................... ................................ ........... .................... ............ ................... ............. .................. .............. ................. ............... ................ ................ ............... ................. .............. .................. ............. ................... ............ .................... ........... ..................... .......... ...................... ......... ................................ ................................ .......................... Take care mommy. I love you too.
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.” —Paulo Coelho.
What’s up dad?... Uhmm... Hey I love you NO I’M NOT CRYING!
“Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.” —The Grinch.
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” —Charles M. Schulz
Bang Khuang—Touliver. You Got That Good Love —Touliver. Think About Her—Touliver. When The Smile Goes Blue—Touliver. The Name Of Life—Joe Hisaishi. Journey To The West—Joe Hisaishi. Two Hearts—Joe Hisaishi. Summer—Joe Hisaishi. The Rain—Joe Hisaishi. Air Doll—Worlds End Girlfriend. The Colors of Adventure—Worlds End Girlfriend. Storytelling—Worlds End Girlfriend Feat. Yukawa Shione. Singing Under The Rainbow—Worlds End Girlfriend. Intro—The XX. Your Hand In Mine—Explosions In The Sky. Sleep—Kimya Dawson. Bicycle—Luis Bacalov. Samskeyti—Sigur Rós. Comptine d’un autre été–L’après-midi—Yann Tiersen. Summer’78—Yann Tiersen. Canon in D —Johann Pachelbel. Alone in Kyoto —Air. A Quiet Hello—The Night Shift. Cosmos—Jiang Xiao–Qing. Truth— Balmorhea. Bad Day —Daniel Powter. You Are Loved—Josh Groban .
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Typeface using: Âť My own handwritting. Âť Courier New. Limited edition. Designed/ Illustrated/ Bound by Tran Tu Nguyen. Quoted from a variety of wonderful people, either in life or in fiction. Printed by Copy Factory. 3929 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306. (650) 856-2020.