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Interviewed Quotes

My own experience with being interviewed is mixed. I suppose they’re a part of my job, and as I would like readers to connect with my books, I do them. I’ve also made many lifelong friends whom I first encountered as interviewers - as a writer, they’re a terrific way to meet and add smart new people to one’s life Picture Quote #1

Extending our lives, extending our creativity, opening up the mysteries of the brain. All those things that are really exciting - that’s kind of the basis of ‘Neon Future,’ and that’s why I interviewed Ray Kurzweil and Aubrey de Grey Picture Quote #1

I interviewed - no - had lunch with Harper Lee several years ago, trying to convince Harper Lee to do To Kill a Mockingbird for the book club. She wouldn’t do it. She said, Honey, I said everything I wanted to say Picture Quote #1

I interviewed dozens and dozens of African women who had endured more hardship and trauma than most Westerners even read about, and they ploughed on. I often openly cried during interviews, unable to process this violence and hatred towards women I was witnessing Picture Quote #1

I spent three days with Don King, and I interviewed 45 people. I studied his speech, his mannerisms. He invited me to a couple of fights, and I watched him Picture Quote #1

I once interviewed David Herbert Donald, the Lincoln historian, and we talked about how one deals with the secondary sources and the previous biographies. He said something which kept coming back to me as I worked on Cleopatra, which was: ‘There’s no further new material; there are only new questions.’ Picture Quote #1

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I think the written word is probably the best medium of communication because you have time to reflect, you have time to choose your words, to get your sentences exactly right. Whereas when you’re being interviewed, say, you have to talk on the fly, you have to improvise, you can change sentences around, and they’re not exactly right Picture Quote #1

The Mirror interviewed one of Osama bin Laden’s sons and said bin Laden has 42 children. That’s going to happen when you sleep in a different cave every night Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I read Deborah Brenner’s book ‘Women of the Vine’ about women wine makers, I was impressed that many of the women she had interviewed had come to wine making later in life as a second career Picture Quote #1

When you’re interviewing someone, you’re in control. When you’re being interviewed, you think you’re in control, but you’re not Picture Quote #1

Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else Picture Quote #1

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You know, it’s weird being interviewed! Because the weird thing about being interviewed is you get asked these questions that you’ve never thought about, and you find out what you think as you answer Picture Quote #1

After nine or 10 years of being interviewed, you start wanting to team up with the reporter and get the job done Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares? Picture Quote #1

I enjoy being recognized. I’ll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I’ll be very sad if I’m not interviewed, because that’s a very amazing process Picture Quote #1

I found that I wanted to be best friends with almost all the women I interviewed because they had been through something. They were closing in on the circle of their journey and they had a kind of wisdom that comes from their long life Picture Quote #1

I think where I’ve instinctively found myself is that I am somewhat guarded in my public life. Being interviewed or being photographed or just in public attention, I have a certain reserve. But when I’m working I feel like I’m very open. At least I like to believe that I feel like nothing is held back when I’m in front of a camera. That’s my job Picture Quote #1

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When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said that I either wanted to be a philosopher or a clown, and I understood then, I think, that much depended on whether or not I found the world worth philosophizing about, and what the price of seriousness might be Picture Quote #1

Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear Picture Quote #1

I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start Picture Quote #1

Now I know what it’s like to be a rock star. No, I didn’t sleep with 5 groupies at once. But I was interviewed about 45 times in 5 days in 3 cities Picture Quote #1

Picasso said once when being interviewed that one should not be one’s own connoisseur Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you are being interviewed by someone and you think, if I knew this person they’d be my best friend. Other times you’re being interviewed by a complete jerk Picture Quote #1

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There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now Picture Quote #1

Not long after I published my first book, I quickly found I was terrible at being interviewed Picture Quote #1

If you acquiesce to one interview, there's always another waiting in the wings. Also if you're interviewed repeatedly, you just start repeating yourself. I don't like to do that Picture Quote #1

I was interviewed by the Moscow Times and they said how’s it feel to know that every Russian school child has to read your Teenage Survival Guide? I said slightly terrifying Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can’t say that. I’m not going to complain about being interviewed Picture Quote #1

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My own experience with being interviewed is mixed. I suppose they’re a part of my job, and as I would like readers to connect with my books, I do them. I’ve also made many lifelong friends whom I first encountered as interviewers - as a writer, they’re a terrific way to meet and add smart new people to one’s life. (Interviewed Quotes) Extending our lives, extending our creativity, opening up the mysteries of the brain. All those things that are really exciting - that’s kind of the basis of ‘Neon Future,’ and that’s why I interviewed Ray Kurzweil and Aubrey de Grey. (Interviewed Quotes) I interviewed - no - had lunch with Harper Lee several years ago, trying to convince Harper Lee to do To Kill a Mockingbird for the book club. She wouldn’t do it. She said, Honey, I said everything I wanted to say. (Interviewed Quotes) I interviewed dozens and dozens of African women who had endured more hardship and trauma than most Westerners even read about, and they ploughed on. I often openly cried during interviews, unable to process this violence and hatred towards women I was witnessing. (Interviewed Quotes) I spent three days with Don King, and I interviewed 45 people. I studied his speech, his mannerisms. He invited me to a couple of fights, and I watched him. (Interviewed Quotes) I once interviewed David Herbert Donald, the Lincoln historian, and we talked about how one deals with the secondary sources and the previous biographies. He said something which kept coming back to me as I worked on Cleopatra, which was: ‘There’s no further new material; there are only new questions.’ (Interviewed Quotes) I think the written word is probably the best medium of communication because you have time to reflect, you have time to choose your words, to get your sentences exactly right. Whereas when you’re being interviewed, say, you have to talk on the fly, you have to improvise, you can change sentences around, and they’re not exactly right. (Interviewed Quotes) The Mirror interviewed one of Osama bin Laden’s sons and said bin Laden has 42 children. That’s going to happen when you sleep in a different cave every night. (Interviewed Quotes) 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 (Interviewed Quotes) When I read Deborah Brenner’s book ‘Women of the Vine’ about women wine makers, I was impressed that many of the women she had interviewed had come to wine making later in life as a second career. (Interviewed Quotes) When you’re interviewing someone, you’re in control. When you’re being interviewed, you think you’re in control, but you’re not (Interviewed Quotes) Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else (Interviewed Quotes) You know, it’s weird being interviewed! Because the weird thing about being interviewed is you get asked these questions that you’ve never thought about, and you find out what you think as you answer (Interviewed Quotes) After nine or 10 years of being interviewed, you start wanting to team up with the reporter and get the job done (Interviewed Quotes) I don’t want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares? (Interviewed Quotes) I enjoy being recognized. I’ll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I’ll be very sad if I’m not interviewed, because that’s a very amazing process (Interviewed Quotes) I found that I wanted to be best friends with almost all the women I interviewed because they had been through something. They were closing in on the circle of their journey and they had a kind of wisdom that comes from their long life (Interviewed Quotes) I think where I’ve instinctively found myself is that I am somewhat guarded in my public life. Being interviewed or being photographed or just in public attention, I have a certain reserve. But when I’m working I feel like I’m very open. At least I like to believe that I feel like nothing is held back when I’m in front of a camera. That’s my job (Interviewed Quotes) When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said that I either wanted to be a philosopher or a clown, and I understood then, I think, that much depended on whether or not I found the world worth philosophizing about, and what the price of seriousness might be (Interviewed Quotes) Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear (Interviewed Quotes) I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start (Interviewed Quotes) Now I know what it’s like to be a rock star. No, I didn’t sleep with 5 groupies at once. But I was interviewed about 45 times in 5 days in 3 cities (Interviewed Quotes) Picasso said once when being interviewed that one should not be one’s own connoisseur (Interviewed Quotes) Sometimes you are being interviewed by someone and you think, if I knew this person they’d be my best friend. Other times you’re being interviewed by a complete jerk (Interviewed Quotes) There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now (Interviewed Quotes) Not long after I published my first book, I quickly found I was terrible at being interviewed (Interviewed Quotes) If you acquiesce to one interview, there's always another waiting in the wings. Also if you're interviewed repeatedly, you just start repeating yourself. I don't like to do that (Interviewed Quotes) I was interviewed by the Moscow Times and they said how’s it feel to know that every Russian school child has to read your Teenage Survival Guide? I said slightly terrifying (Interviewed Quotes) 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! (Interviewed Quotes) I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can’t say that. I’m not going to complain about being interviewed (Interviewed Quotes)

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