Quotes about Interviews

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews. Votes: 4

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language. Votes: 4

Interviews don't go to the core of my life, Votes: 3

Interviews are fun, but I get nervous at red carpets. Votes: 3

Interviews can be stimulating. It depends on the intelligence of the interviewer. Votes: 3

Interviews are good if you want to be an actor because they raise your profile. Votes: 3

Interviews don't go to the core of my life. Everybody knows my life - it's an open book. Votes: 3

Interviews, when they are just simply an exercise in hearing what you want to hear, are of no interest. Votes: 3

Interviews were invented to make journalism less passive. Instead of waiting for something to happen, journalists ask someone what should or could happen. Votes: 3

Interviews, and hence interviewers, are there to help shed light, and to let viewers judge for themselves. We are not judges, juries, commentators or torturers - nor friends, either. Votes: 3

Interviews are usually a follow-up, like a press junket or a publicity junket, or something like that, and I'm not doing any of that right now. I don't have any axes to grind. Votes: 3

I fell in love with the book [ Brief Interviews with Hideous Men] and always wanted to do something with and fought to get the rights, which was pretty fun and an incredible experience in itself. Votes: 3

Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties."(Interview in Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, Eighth Series, ed. George Plimpton, 1988) Votes: 3

I usually just go on Google and spend my hours just Googling Jennifer Beals. I think it's possible that I have a slightly unordinary obsession with her. YouTube videos. Interviews with her. Pictures I put on my desktop and my phone. Votes: 3

We were looking to collaborate with someone on both those fronts [ writing and directing] and it ended up just being me [in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men]. So, at this point, it's the epitome of a passion project and I just hope people like it. Votes: 3

I guess the best advice I ever got or anyone could get for doing a talk show, though it has not been easy very often, was from Jack Paar, who said, 'Kid, don't make it an interview. Interviews have clipboards, and you're like David Frost. Make it a conversation.' Votes: 3

I often conduct interviews in my truck. Votes: 2

I apologize for my terrible interview skills. Votes: 2

David Bowie was awesome the easiest, coolest interview I have ever done. Votes: 2

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day. Votes: 2

The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs. Votes: 2

The way I work, the interview never becomes larger than the person being interviewed. Votes: 2

I hope girls read what I say in interviews - they should just be themselves. Votes: 2

The only work I've done the last two years is interviews. I'm very good at it. Votes: 2

Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire. Votes: 2

I sometimes find that in interviews you learn more about yourself than the person learned about you. Votes: 2

The best interviews like the best biographies should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race. Votes: 2

The first interview I went on I got at age 5. It was a commercial for First Federal Bank. Votes: 2

I terminated the interview when I didn't know what he was talking about and went upstairs to lunch. Votes: 2

One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. Votes: 2

For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant. Votes: 2

I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense. Votes: 2

People change. I wouldn't like to be accountable for the interviews I've done, or the person I was when I was 20, 21. Votes: 2

Follow up the interview with a phone call. If Carrot Top can figure out how to use a phone, so can you. Votes: 2

I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself. Votes: 2

I couldn't be touring unless my husband was on the road with me, taking care of our son while I'm onstage and doing interviews. Votes: 2

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat. Votes: 2

I feel like I'm really honest in my interviews, to a fault. I've lost friends over it. Major friends. And I'm heartbroken about that. Votes: 2

A friend of mine, now retired, was then a major exec at a major bank, and one of her jobs, the last four years, was the farewell interview. Votes: 2

When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and she respected that. Votes: 2

You do 1,000 interviews, 20 percent of every one is not what you said, or is twisted a little. If you multiply 20 by 1,000 you've got a lot of inaccuracies out there. Votes: 2

The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble to imagine an ending to his sentence: and if he stopped short? His entire policy would be jeopardized! Votes: 2

In those days I would go for an interview and find myself competing with this other chap who would always be younger and taller, and much handsomer than I. Votes: 2

I'm just not political. I have opinions, but there's nothing about the process that has ever interested me. I'm 22, and this is the first interview I've ever done in my life. Votes: 2

I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview. Votes: 2

I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he's Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I'm a big fan of his. Votes: 2

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory. Votes: 2

I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out. Votes: 2

I also have that desire to blurt stuff out, but I've learned I can't do that. Not when you realise the whole world is listening. That's why perhaps I look so uncomfortable in interviews at times. Votes: 2

I've had people ask me in interviews what it's like to have money, but that's not how it is. I have a middle-class life. I have a room in London but not a house, nor a BMW. Votes: 2

John Kerry reportedly flew in his private hairdresser before his "Meet the Press" interview for a total cost of $1,000. That's $1,000 for a haircut, which sounds like a lot, but have you seen the size of Kerry's head. Votes: 2

If, Sir, I possessed the power of conveying unlimited sexual attraction through the potency of my voice, I would not be reduced to accepting a miserable pittance from the BBC for interviewing a faded female in a damp basement. Votes: 2

I like the way the stories of my relationships sound to music more than the way they look in print, in gossip columns or in me talking about them in interviews. I think it's a better way of telling the stories. Votes: 2

I used to do a lot of interviews in the early '80s, when my career started, but it came to a point when I decided I didn't want to talk anymore, and people kind of understood that and left me alone. Votes: 2

Being an entrepreneur is a mindset. You have to see things as opportunities all the time. I like to do interviews. I like to push people on certain topics. I like to dig into the stories where there's not necessarily a right or wrong answer. Votes: 2

I've been trying to keep the private life private. Not being savvy or trained on how to do good interviews like a politician, I thought it was wiser to follow my mother's advice: If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all. Votes: 2

I've made my records and I've done all the interviews. I've done lots of long tours. I've made stupid videos. I've done all that stuff and learned all the lingo and gone to radio stations and shmoozed with DJs on the air and met retail people. Votes: 2

Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people simply list everything they've ever done. Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data. Votes: 2

Yeah, Kubrick's a big influence. In something like 'A Clockwork Orange,' he is trying to use the practical light - I mean, at least he says that in his interviews, like they're not using traditionally Hollywood lights. In 'Elephant' we basically used no lights; we never really adjusted. Votes: 2

Really, I'm incredibly disjointed and not candid. Just in general, my thoughts tend to come out in little spurts that don't necessarily connect. If you hang around long enough, you can find the linear path. But it will take a second. That is why these interviews never go well for me. Votes: 2

I mean, I have done scenes with animals, with owls, with bats, with cats, with special effects, with thespians, in the freezing cold, in the pouring rain, boiling hot; I've done press with every syndication, every country; I've done interviews with people dressed up as cows - there's honestly nothing that's gonna intimidate me! Votes: 2

I think it takes a lot of trickery to keep up with the media and its perception of you. I don't know if I have it in me most of the time to care. The music is made first, and the interviews or photos to keep it alive come later as a necessary evil, I suppose. Votes: 2

No one really knows what I'm really like, and you won't unless you spend a day with me, or if you're my friend. No one ever knows what anyone is really like. Read all the interviews you want on them, it's just the media talking and you can't really get to know someone that way, obviously. Votes: 2

I don't really do too many interviews - I like creating and being visual, shooting videos and movies. I just like showcasing my skill and challenging myself. Votes: 1

Actors should never give interviews. Votes: 0

Ah, I don't do interviews, really. Votes: 0

I don't really like doing interviews. Votes: 0

I don't do interviews under false pretenses. Votes: 0

Live interviews are more difficult to distort. Votes: 0

I am very honest, even in interviews. Votes: 0

I always do my interviews face to face. Votes: 0

I do all my interviews on the toilet. Votes: 0

I've never really done any interviews as myself. Votes: 0

It's weird, I actually like doing interviews now. Votes: 0

I decided I would never do interviews again. Votes: 0

I welcome death. In death there are no interviews! Votes: 0

I'm not used to interviews. People don't generally interview waitresses. Votes: 0

I hate interviews - but you have to do them. Votes: 0

I did, but I'm not real fond of giving interviews. Votes: 0

I don't like to talk about other bands in interviews. Votes: 0

Giving interviews is the most difficult thing about being a gymnast. Votes: 0

My site has the whole thing - blogs, information, video interviews. Votes: 0

I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked. Votes: 0

I hate doing interviews. I get really bored talking about me. Votes: 0

My life has improved so much since I stopped doing interviews. Votes: 0

The reason I do interviews is because I'm protecting my songs. Votes: 0

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed. Votes: 0

I'm crap at interviews. I'm just not very good at sentences. Votes: 0

The problem with these interviews is that there's no sarcastic font. Votes: 0

I love interviews, meeting fans, teaching workshops, giving speeches... all of it. Votes: 0

I'm sorry; I ruin people's interviews because I just talk about rubbish. Votes: 0

I normally don't do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them. Votes: 0

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews. Votes: 0

I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews. Votes: 0

For a man who likes to talk, Fidel Castro does very few interviews. Votes: 0

Stormy in love, stormy in interviews, breakfast in bed - that's me, love. Votes: 0

What I think is so great about interviews, is when people cite inspirations. Votes: 0

There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on Australian television. Votes: 0

Mike Wallace's interviews may make great television, but they don't produce great evidence. Votes: 0

This brought on the news media, TV crews, interviews, and numerous public appearances. Votes: 0

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest. Votes: 0

No interviews without appointments except between nine and ten PM on the second Saturdays. Votes: 0

I have a hard time with interviews, because I'd rather hear about the interviewer. Votes: 0

Performing of any kind: singing, acting, dancing. I also get really excited during interviews. Votes: 0

Always try in interviews to avoid the cliches about the problems of public life. Votes: 0

I never think about the downs. Well, only when I get asked during interviews. Votes: 0

I mean, sometimes I hate interviews because I always feel like I sound stupid. Votes: 0

As an actor, the minute you start getting real in interviews, you lose mystery. Votes: 0

I'm a very slow reader, and books of interviews are an absolute favorite of mine. Votes: 0

I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews. Votes: 0

Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down. Votes: 0

I'm one of those people who fiercely guards their privacy, so I hate doing interviews. Votes: 0

I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan. Votes: 0

So interviews are a valuable tool, but under certain circumstances they'd be more valuable than others. Votes: 0

I'm self-conscious in photo shoots. I much prefer to do interviews and talk about the work. Votes: 0

As I told Piers Morgan, 'Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.' Votes: 0

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches. Votes: 0

When the press began asking me for interviews, I freaked out. My instinct is to hide. Votes: 0

There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me. Votes: 0

The most interesting things you learn in an interviews come from the: 'interesting', 'tell me more' Votes: 0

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches Votes: 0

I'm so reluctant to do newspaper interviews because it's so misleading how they interpret what you say. Votes: 0

One thing that's always helped quell my writerly anxieties is seeking out interviews with writers I admire. Votes: 0

I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble. Votes: 0

I'm just getting used to all the interviews and promo things, I'm slowly learning. It's very strange. Votes: 0

Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it. Votes: 0

I like being cheerful. Isn't it nice to be able to have fun and laugh while doing interviews? Votes: 0

People always think I hate doing interviews. I don't. I wouldn't do them if I didn't like them. Votes: 0

It's not like I ride a broom into interviews. I don't hang upside down with a cape on. Votes: 0

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own. Votes: 0

My husband does not like me to give interviews because I say too much. No talk, no trouble. Votes: 0

My job in the Senate is not just to give speeches and do interviews, it's to solve problems. Votes: 0

But unfortunately, I have to say, one out of every 100 interviews I do, I get a real journalist Votes: 0

Ever since I was younger, I would make table reads at home where I would give fake interviews. Votes: 0

There are very few interviews I turn down, because I really dig talking to people and hanging out. Votes: 0

But unfortunately, I have to say, one out of every 100 interviews I do, I get a real journalist. Votes: 0

When I do interviews, I always go in with the attitude that something good can happen from it. Votes: 0

I really don't pay too much attention; I don't go out of my way to read any interviews. Votes: 0

I think that any reporter or columnist will be a little more careful when doing interviews with me. Votes: 0

Spanish is my second language. When I started, I was doing interviews in Spanish and had to catch up. Votes: 0

I welcome all interviews with 'Rolling Stone' magazine, and I'm sure people will talk to me in the future. Votes: 0

I support guns and I support the death penalty. Half of my interviews are convincing liberals they're not liberal. Votes: 0

I've lost count of the interviews I've done about my illness and its relationship to my ideas and writing. Votes: 0

MTV was such a great training for me. I did live interviews with everyone from Michael Jackson to Madonna. Votes: 0

One reason I quit doing interviews after years and years and years was because I was making things up. Votes: 0

I have had interviews and got close to taking a managerial job. I would consider going back into football. Votes: 0

I'm very quiet. I can go a whole week without talking, so doing interviews is really awkward for me! Votes: 0

I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest. Votes: 0

Politicians in Italy seem to spend so much time giving interviews, they don't have time to make the laws. Votes: 0

My problem with interviews, one day I'll think one thing, and the next day I'll think the exact opposite. Votes: 0

My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself. Votes: 0

In terms of publicity and interviews, well, it's really hard in this modern world to keep a sense of mystery. Votes: 0

All the publicity, the attention, the interviews, the photographs, were too much for me (after throwing his second no-hitter in 1938). Votes: 0

You know, there's that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound - well, to give yourself a bit of mystery. Votes: 0

There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews. Votes: 0

I would rather not have contentious interviews. I'd rather do 30 minutes with Charlie Rose, laid back in a La-Z-Boy chair. Votes: 0

I'm a golf junkie. I watch every tournament pretty much. I watch interviews. I watch warm-up routines. All that stuff. Votes: 0

I don't loathe interviews, I'm just one of those people who makes music because I find it difficult to talk. Votes: 0

Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song. Votes: 0

I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day. Votes: 0

I've learned my lesson over the years about what to say and what not to say in interviews, that's for sure. Votes: 0

I don't like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what's even worse, of being quoted exactly. Votes: 0

Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes. Votes: 0

When I do interviews, I enter them with an open mind and try to answer the questions the best I can. Votes: 0

Fighting a cold, but I'm powering through. As they say, there's nothing better for a cold than doing interviews all day. Votes: 0

My school is very good and quite understanding and know I have to take time off for interviews or writers' festivals. Votes: 0

My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews. Votes: 0

It's not just about filming, you go to awards and interviews too. I enjoy all of it, even learning my lines! Votes: 0

When I do these interviews, I get really nervous. And when I get nervous, it comes off as mellow for some reason. Votes: 0

I've spent days in cinemas answering questions from the audience, in interviews, travelling abroad, and all they do is thank me nicely. Votes: 0

I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve. Votes: 0

Oral history interviews allow us to document and chronicle people's stories; stories that might otherwise not be included in the historical record. Votes: 0

[What she told herself before interviews:] I am the way I am; I look the way I look; I am my age. Votes: 0

Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities. Votes: 0

Many books in popular psychology are a melange of the author's comments, a dollop of research, and stupefyingly dull transcriptions from interviews. Votes: 0

When interviews are good, the conversation can be amazing. Sometimes I've had conversations with journalists that I've never had with anybody else. Votes: 0

I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do interviews. Votes: 0

I'll watch movies I like to see, Steve Jobs interviews, something that's going to make me smart and then go to sleep. Votes: 0

I always like the idea of doing interviews with somebody but completely seriously not ever mentioning what that person is generally known for. Votes: 0

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum Votes: 0

Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work. Votes: 0

Doing interviews can sometimes mess up my head. It makes me feel dirty. It's frustrating how the press recycles a quote to death. Votes: 0

In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine. Votes: 0

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum. Votes: 0

That's the thing about interviews, at some point you're going to change your mind. But it's there forever and you can't escape it. Votes: 0

Over the last 20 years, everyone who interviews me feels compelled to ask at least one question about 'The Island of Dr. Moreau.' Votes: 0

I find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical. Votes: 0

I know how to put it on when it comes to interviews and performing because I have to. But I'm pretty laid back. Votes: 0

I don't make a list of questions. Ever. I think a lot of my interviews are driven by my need to feel connection. Votes: 0

One of the strengths of my interviews is that I really, honest to God, have no idea what people are going to say. Votes: 0

I've probably done more than a thousand interviews, and I can't remember what people asked me two months ago or two days ago. Votes: 0

People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just say, 'I've had a few.' Votes: 0

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. Votes: 0

During job interviews, when they ask: 'What is your worst quality?', I always say: 'Flatulence'. That way I get my own office. Votes: 0

I'm always trying to get those interviews that are impossible to get, because they are the ones that are most interesting to the audience. Votes: 0

I'm loath to do interviews. What comes out is generally not what I meant or thought I was saying or thought they were asking. Votes: 0

When I started getting into West Coast rap - The Game, then I started studying a lot of Tupac [Shakur] and watching his interviews. Votes: 0

The Sun' had a good relationship with Frank Bruno. We did lots of interviews. He was a great character, very friendly to the media. Votes: 0

I make films and do the publicity and interviews, but then I want to get away from it all and be on my own. Votes: 0

Recording interviews is like magic. a) It stops you from taking notes in the middle and b) you can play that recording for people. Votes: 0

In the music business, I found it was much more about interviews, photo shoots and appearances rather than actual performing, which I do best. Votes: 0

God, I hate interviews with actors pouncing on. Who wants to know about their lives? I don't want to know about Al Pacino's life. Votes: 0

I stress out so much about the red carpet and interviews and pictures, and, you know, not getting my skirt tucked in my knickers. Votes: 0

I've found that doing interviews forces you to face yourself; I'm constantly having to search within myself, to see why I do certain things. Votes: 0

I think there are just a million interviews in anthologies with famous musicians that are about the music, and they're really boring to read. Votes: 0

The Sun had a good relationship with Frank Bruno. We did lots of interviews. He was a great character, very friendly to the media. Votes: 0

I've always just wanted to play ball, that's all. I didn't want to do no interviews, because I didn't want to be bothered with reporters. Votes: 0

You see a lot over 30 years and you try to be professional and responsible. A lot of the interviews you do can be very haunting. Votes: 0

Whenever you read interviews with actors, they always seem to be given three months to do something - get fat, get skinny, learn card tricks. Votes: 0

When I left the Senate in January 2013, I decided to take a full year away from all media interviews, editorial articles, and direct political activities. Votes: 0

Go to lots of interviews, at least one a month even when you don't need a job, to keep in training for when you do. Votes: 0

For my most of my career I've been a falling-down drunk. Most of my interviews were done hungover, and for a while it was great. Votes: 0

Don't underestimate the power of the nonverbal. You'd be amazed how many people come in for interviews with poor posture, weak handshakes, and blank stares. Votes: 0

Definition of rock journalism: People who can't write, doing interviews with people who can't think, in order to prepare articles for people who can't read. Votes: 0

I think interviews can be fine. It's just there's this terrible fear of coming off wrongly or saying something that gets taken out of context. Votes: 0

I have done interviews in the past, and they cut everything out except for the outrageous line, and then they take it out of context. Votes: 0

I appreciate my true fans for enjoying me in what I do every day, whether interviews or playing heel. They are smart and nice people. Votes: 0

I say really stupid things sometimes. When I go back and watch some of my old interviews from when I was younger, I just cringe. Votes: 0

But even when I do give interviews, I always come across as such a completely different person. It seems like there's no controlling it anyway. Votes: 0

I've been watching a lot of Joan Didion interviews on YouTube. I love her. My drummer has gotten me into looking at Terence McKenna interviews. Votes: 0

They did interviews with my wife and daughter-they were genuinely in fear of me having a heart attack, working 20 hours a day, eating fast food. Votes: 0

The best thing about the Congress is that it is the last place where you can have face-to-face interviews and interaction with the newsmakers themselves. Votes: 0

The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews. Votes: 0

When you do 10 interviews in one day, and 10 different sources want to talk to you, that means you're doing good. I think about that every day. Votes: 0

I've done radio interviews about this movie [42]. I feel I'm a part of this movie, since I knew Jackie Robinson. I was at his first game. Votes: 0

For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything. Votes: 0

I give thousands of interviews, and I'm probably about as open as anybody in Washington as far as access goes, so I'll continue to do that. Votes: 0

I like the idea of interviews where you just talk about stuff instead of where it's my chance to talk to my public through something else. Votes: 0

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning. Votes: 0

I don't want to be in my 'interview zone' mode. I've been doing a lot of interviews and I'm very self-aware of how I'm coming across. Votes: 0

I may just release all the interviews as Part Two and then write a larger summary later on. That way we do not suffer further delays. Votes: 0

I don't read a word that's written about me. I don't read my own interviews. I don't read reviews. I think it would drive me insane. Votes: 0

If you are at the mercy of what they call print interviews and the mercy of people who write about you, they can always tell lies. Votes: 0

In a perfect world, I would never do any interviews, and probably there would be one photo out there of me, and that would be it. Votes: 0

People ask me what my hobbies are in interviews, and I always say biking. But all I bike for is to get to rehearsal more quickly. Votes: 0

From 'Embracing the Wide Sky', I went to the States, to Canada and to different parts of Europe as well. I gave interviews in several languages. Votes: 0

I started doing some interviews with elderly people in the family because I knew they would pass away and we would lose the power of their story. Votes: 0

When choosing between two similar applicants, hiring managers are increasingly turning to social media outlets to supplement information they are unable to glean from applications or interviews. Votes: 0

In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so direct about who they're about. Votes: 0

My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable. Votes: 0

I don't read reviews or interviews or anything, just because I'm afraid; If I believed the good, then I'd believe the bad, and there will be bad. Votes: 0

You know what, I'd done an interview show when I was like 16 or 17. One of my first jobs. I did interviews for this television show in Toronto. Votes: 0

I have to laugh internally when I'm asked in interviews what nightspots I like to hit. I just don't have answers... so sometimes I make them up. Votes: 0

I almost never give interviews. It's not because I want to play hard to get. It's just that I never seem to have anything interesting to say. Votes: 0

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when Peep Show or the sketch show is on the telly or when were doing loads of interviews. Votes: 0

If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man. Votes: 0

I love getting on You Tube to look at the old comics. I am in my element seeing guys like Jack Benny and Phil Silvers give interviews. Votes: 0

I will stay in the car until the last minute that I'm going to jump out and do a standup or jump out and do some interviews. Votes: 0

The whole idea of interviews is in itself absurd - one cannot answer deep questions about what one's life was like - one writes novels about it. Votes: 0

Now that I'm older, I like almost anything that's done well, even surf music and instrumentals; I really enjoyed the interviews with the Ventures in your magazine. Votes: 0

If a person hides the truth or says something fake on variety shows or interviews, it will still be found out no matter how careful they are. Votes: 0

You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power. Votes: 0

Outside of interviews, I spend very little time thinking about myself. I spend time thinking about my writing and my children and other things that are pertinent. Votes: 0

[When I happen to] read interviews where people are such pros and they come out looking so good, [it comes off as] a little smug or something. Votes: 0

When I was doing interviews at the FBI, my tape recorder battery died. They gave me a new one, and I said, 'Of course, this is bugged?' Votes: 0

Collect treasures that have meaning only to you. Put them in a special place, and explain them to no one, except when you're giving interviews to Time magazine. Votes: 0

I really do see that anywhere I am, whether it's doing interviews a hundred in a row, that every situation I'm in, I'm at choice in the matter. Votes: 0

There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations. Votes: 0

I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75. Votes: 0

Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will behave accordingly. I will defend myself. Votes: 0

Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time - if not of my block - being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews. Votes: 0

I was burned so many times that I stopped giving interviews. In other words, if my words ended up in print, they were twisted in an indescribable fashion. Votes: 0

Mick Fleetwood was one of my first interviews. And if you've ever talked to that dude, he's the sweetest guy in the world - he's just a trip. Votes: 0

I don't see myself as a Larry King or somebody. When you do interviews, sometimes it turns to interrogations. I'm more of a conversationalist, not throwing hardball questions. Votes: 0

When I started, there were no big interviews, no television, no profiles and all that. The publishers were quite shockingly uncommercial, but they did look after their writers. Votes: 0

I can't actually read interviews with thesps now because they're almost always fantastically predictable, the men especially. Actors are forever stressing their ordinariness, their beer and football-loving commitments. Votes: 0

I was incredibly depressed and I found myself avoiding doing interviews where my [20-something daughters] could hear me - or leaving books on the coffee table they could see. Votes: 0

I've done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There's always another interview to do. It's quite something, I have to say. Votes: 0

News channels have always had interview shows, but we need different kinds of interviews with different kinds of interviewers - interviewers who bring different life experiences to the table. Votes: 0

Why should it be mandatory for people to give interviews. I request state governments to remove the process of interviews for minor jobs to end corruption in getting jobs. Votes: 0

One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community. Votes: 0

I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either - I like doing them. Votes: 0

When I started writing this blog more than years ago, it was in response to traditional media's habit of twisting interviews to fit the headlines they wanted to create. Votes: 0

I have learnt through doing interviews throughout my life that the way that somebody can write about something can change entirely how it was meant, or what actually happened. Votes: 0

In most job interviews, people say they are looking for people skills and emotional intelligence. That's reasonable, but the question is, how do you define what that looks like? Votes: 0

When my wife passed, I stopped doing interviews and I stopped doing meet-and-greets, mostly because I sort of became this suicide ambassador. Everybody wanted to tell me their story. Votes: 0

Much is written about the Batman because he is publicly exposed in print. Very little is known personally about his creator, because I haven't given out that many interviews. Votes: 0

I'm happy to do interviews from time to time, but I don't find them that necessary - and that hasn't seemed to have affected people's understanding of our work. Votes: 0

Doing interviews and touring are two ways that I can try to bring my music to people. It can be tiring, but it's better than working at Burger King. Votes: 0

I've wanted to be an astronaut, a doctor, a vet - these are things I've said in interviews. Before that, I wanted to be a mermaid and a fairy Votes: 0

Confidence in a bloke would be arrogance in a woman. For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant. Votes: 0

I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it. Votes: 0

I think I have a reputation for being really serious. In interviews I use big words, but I'm just an emotional goofball. I play practical jokes all the time. Votes: 0

I like to talk on the cell when I do interviews. That way, I double my chances of getting brain cancer: from the cell phone, and from the questions. Votes: 0

I'm totally not media shy and do interviews all the time and go to events and totally play along and actually enjoy talking to journalists most of the time. Votes: 0

I don't care how someone lives or how good their spoken English is. I do all of my interviews on Skype text chat - all that matters is their work. Votes: 0

The thing I love about political interviews is, if you're really prepared, you can make great headway because these are the people for whom, theoretically at least, the buck stops. Votes: 0

Everything has changed now. The world has changed. It surprises me to be on the forefront. I've lost all dignity! I give interviews! I make movies! I'm amazed at myself. Votes: 0

In the United States, it's the mandate of the FBI to gather information relating to terrorism, go out and collect it, to do the interviews, to do the investigative work. Votes: 0

I just don't want to give out interviews. I just hate them. Inevitably, I ended up hurting some people or leaving some names out or getting quoted out of context. Votes: 0

I've been doing interviews for years, and in all that time, I've virtually never read one and gone, 'Yep, factually and tonally that's exactly what happened.' Pretty much never. Votes: 0

In general, I get nervous when I do print interviews because I know that whatever I say is going to be shown through the lens of whomever I'm talking to. Votes: 0

We were in Little Rock. We were assessing a very important issue. In the midst of our discussions, we were receiving urgent inquiries from The Washington Post asking about interviews. Votes: 0

I never say too much about that in public interviews, because it disappoints the public to tell them you're not that crazy about a property you did that possibly they liked. Votes: 0

I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom Votes: 0

It has been my unbroken policy not to see newspaper writers or give interviews to anyone. At the word interview spoken or written my ears go up and my chin out. Votes: 0

I think the day that I become comfortable doing interviews and going on talk shows is the day that I don't know what it is to be a human being anymore. Votes: 0

You will find that every successful entrepreneur has suffered many setbacks. These entrepreneurs just forget to mention these when they are doing interviews with the 'Wall Street Journal' or Bloomberg TV. Votes: 0

Kurt Cobain was Nirvana. He named the band, hired its members, played guitar, wrote the songs, fronted the band onstage and in interviews, and took responsibility for the band's business decisions. Votes: 0

I just simply am not a dater. I think I have been on three official dates in my life. They are like job interviews and I refuse to be romantically employed. Votes: 0

I've done interviews with actors who I've worked with who I really like, and I'm like, "Wow, look at you. You're just going on . . . You don't even know what you're saying!" Votes: 0

I am damn good. I am doing all this for Egypt and nothing else. I reject 70 per cent of media interviews while these people who accuse me are running after them. Votes: 0

I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed working on a production, you want to do them a favour. Votes: 0

Trump did more interviews, he explained his agenda more than any political presidential candidate ever has, in my memory, and he has tried to stick to it as people perceive it. Votes: 0

If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you, then you're a full well-rounded emcee in my opinion. Votes: 0

Larry Grobel's interviews are informative and insightful without being pandering or intrusive. You get the sense at all times of both intelligence at work-the interviewee's and Grobel's-both inspired by the encounter. Votes: 0

God, why do I give interviews to 'the Guardian'? They always try to dissect you, and I don't really think about stuff in the way that you're asking me these questions. Votes: 0

I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth. Votes: 0

Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're not sure it's going to work out right so we tape it an hour in advance. Votes: 0

I watch like, Steve Jobs interviews, I don't really watch TV. I stopped watching TV when I turned like ten because my parents were like, 'TV's really bad for you.' Votes: 0

I'm doing lots of interviews and stuff. I'm longing for the days of getting up, not having to put on makeup and do my hair and just going to the studio. Votes: 0

I have dictated stories from an airport after writing the story out in longhand on the plane that I got from phone interviews and then was applauded by editors for 'working magic. Votes: 0

I've never understood musicians who don't enjoy doing promotional interviews. I just can't believe it. I always think, 'Your life must have been so brilliant before you were in a band.' Votes: 0

The interviews have been a little tough due to the fact that we're interviewing dogs. We see a lot of contestants licking themselves, but we're used to that from covering the Grammys. Votes: 0

My career expertise is as a psychometrician - somebody who builds tests to measure personality. Companies would employ me to build interviews to measure the talents of people before they were hired. Votes: 0

I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience. Votes: 0

My fan following is intact. They only like to see me in movies, which I am still doing for them. I do not need to do any long interviews or chat shows. Votes: 0

I have to remember to not criticize other networks for other shows when I'm doing interviews because some day I'm going to be going to them, looking for a job, I'm assuming. Votes: 0

I get so many requests for interviews. If I talk to everyone, we can't do our job with our customers and work on our software. It would be hard to stay focused. Votes: 0

I don't usually read reviews. I usually read the interviews, just because I figure it's a good way to try to do them better if I ever have to do them again. Votes: 0

My mother would like me to start all interviews by stating that she and my father are perfectly normal. They are proud of me, and as perplexed as anyone by my novels. Votes: 0

To record is a process against forgetting. I do interviews because it's what I've been doing every day for a few hours since I was a kid. I've always talked to artists. Votes: 0

I'm helpless in post-round, hole-by-hole interviews. I can't take you through most of the holes of winning the Players Championship, the U.S. Amateur or Ryder Cup matches. It's like golf amnesia. Votes: 0

I'm not good at interviews, I'm not good at dancing, I'm not good at looking like I'm having fun. I never will be, I don't think. Unless I go to a life coach. Votes: 0

I had a lot of respect for Biggie, and it was just a weird, kinda difficult thing. When I'm doing touchy interviews like that, I just try to be fair to both parties. Votes: 0

Quentin [Tarantino] is a filmmaker who really dives into things very seriously and deeply. And when he does interviews, he really wears his heart on his sleeve and he doesn't hold anything back. Votes: 0

I have dictated stories from an airport after writing the story out in longhand on the plane that I got from phone interviews and then was applauded by editors for 'working magic.' Votes: 0

I probably shouldn't treat interviews as therapy sessions, but I don't keep a diary, so these end up being my way of keeping track of where I'm at and letting it all out. Votes: 0

People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on. Votes: 0

You never really meet a human being until you live with them or know them for awhile, so this is my clown and they understand that and so these interviews don't bother them. Votes: 0

I get ratings but I don't do interviews for those people anymore. I don't watch CNN anymore. I don't do interviews with CNN anymore because its not worth it. It's very biased against me. Votes: 0

I wanted to be the perfect artist. I'd do three hours of media interviews a day, going to every radio station I could squeeze in. I'd sign autographs after the show until everybody left. Votes: 0

I think people enjoy reading about money, but the people who are in charge of giving me guidance tell me not to talk about it in interviews. Why not? That's what everybody thinks about. Votes: 0

Rarely does an interviewer ask questions you did not expect. I have given a lot of interviews, and I have concluded that the questions always look alike. I could always give the same answers. Votes: 0

The most frequent thing people said to me about Princess Diana when I was conducting interviews for my biography was that she could create a circle of intimacy in the middle of a crowd. Votes: 0

I was terrible at interviews, lost in my own loss of identity and struggling at home as a wife and mother. It was a household that preferred me working, which threw me off completely. Votes: 0

Honestly we never lied to people about who we were. Usually the wackier interviews came to pass because the interview subjects, aware that we were Comedy Central, just wanted to get their stories out. Votes: 0

My entire education in music was in reading interviews with bands like Stereolab and finding out about Brazilian music or a Romanian composer. You expose yourself to what people you look up to admire. Votes: 0

In so many interviews, they bring up the sexual aspect of the record. I've had some journalists say it sounds like I'm lying down in bed singing with a microphone. It gets so old! Votes: 0

Sometimes I try to figure out why I always push things to talk about the really dark stuff in interviews, and I just think it's healing - for the listener, and for the guest. Votes: 0

Traditional technical interviews are terrible for everyone. They're a bad way for companies to evaluate candidates. They're a bad way for candidates to evaluate companies. They waste time and generate stress on both sides. Votes: 0

Fifteen years ago, while I was temporarily chairing meetings of pro-life leaders, I pleaded with the angry males to say no to interviews, and instead let beautiful pro-life women become the face for the movement. Votes: 0

Obviously I love doing newsmaker interviews, and if I can contribute in any way to that, I would love to. I love reporting, getting out in the field and talking to people about various issues. Votes: 0

Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews. But most of all, they need mentorship, guidance, and inspiration. Votes: 0

It's funny, because I did all of these interviews as soon as I had the baby, and they were asking questions, and I really didn't have an idea of anything, because I was so blurry. Votes: 0

Reporters may be friendly-but if you get through life without having a reporter as a friend, that may be an advantage. If you insist on having one as a friend, don't do interviews with him. Votes: 0

I didn't have a special secret about Sarah Palin. I just had a feeling and some concerns. Her blank stares and her lashing out in some interviews, I think, gave voters pause about her, too. Votes: 0

After so much reality TV and confessional celebrity interviews, the public is tired of accessible stars. Who needs them to be 'Just Like Us?' 'Just Like Us' means just as boring as we are. Votes: 0

I definitely feel moved and affected after interviews, but not in a way that's anything other than positive. There are moments that make me want to cry, but not in any way I can't handle. Votes: 0

My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough. Votes: 0

It's strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know. Votes: 0

There is too much negativity on Twitter, and I want to stay from it. I don't have anything intelligent to say. Whatever I want to say, I will say it through my movies and interviews. Votes: 0

In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent. Votes: 0

I'm of two minds about doing any interviews these days. It seems a lot of the world is out to play gotcha with me. I guess they always go after people these days. It's sport. Votes: 0

I took an acting class for 10 seconds before I played a lead in a student movie. I showed the film to an agent who said he would send me on interviews but wouldn't sign me. Votes: 0

The media and the interviews are great, but that does not help me make a call on the field. To me, I've got to work the game, and I've got to be great at it. Votes: 0

When I look at interviews from when I was that age, I come off different than how I am because I've matured - and I've matured, become a man in front of the public eye. Votes: 0

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it. Votes: 0

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it Votes: 0

I read Warren Zevon's bizarre biography, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." His wife, Crystal Zevon, posthumously published a journal he wrote and some interviews with ex-band members. Like [Keith] Richards's book "Life," it's brutally honest. Votes: 0