Editing Jim Goad (section)

===Early life===
Goad grew up in [[Philadelphia]], describing himself as a loner, [[misanthrope]] and weirdo. He attended a [[Catholic]] school run by [[nuns]]. He experienced violent treatment from his parents and bullies at his school, eventually learning to fight back. Goad moved to New York City to study acting and was accepted to study at [[New York University]] under [[Stella Adler]].<ref name="NYPress1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nypress.com/article-6057-jim-goad-is-a-bad-man.html |title=Jim Goad is a Bad Man |author=John Strausbaugh |author-link=John Strausbaugh |date=2 July 2002 |work=[[New York Press]] |access-date=3 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205031547/http://www.nypress.com/article-6057-jim-goad-is-a-bad-man.html |archive-date=February 5, 2012 }}</ref>