Gregory Smith Quotes

In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say.

I have done a lot of interviews over the years, so you think I would know how to handle difficult questions, etc. But the truth is, I don't.

I'm not a good interviewer.

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

When I do interviews, I never pre-plan them at all, radio or TV.

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.

I've had the most amazing interviews, and I've done interviews that were so bad, I was embarrassed to be interviewed. I've seen both sides of the coin.

I have spent a long time being asked questions in interviews, so I've experienced it on the other side but I'm really not afraid to ask any question myself.

You gotta do interviews every day, and they don't end well for some people, but I've never had one end where I don't shake hands at the end of the deal, including with the predators.

I've done a couple of interviews, and I realized how uncomfortable I felt as soon as I started talking.

I like doing interviews. I really do.

I am really bad at actually interviewing people.

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

An interview will seem very sane to me, and I'll find out that the journalist was laughing out of the side of his mouth half of the time.

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

Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.

I do not believe that I have had an interview with anybody in twenty-five years in which the person to whom I was talking was not annoyed during the early part of the interview by my asking stupid questions.

Job-interviewing is just a skill. Like any skill, some people have more of a predisposition for it than others.

I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.

I'm frightened of interviews.

The thing about interviews is that if someone interviews you, and they're an idiot, then they make you sound like an idiot, too. They ask you stupid questions, and they bring you down to their level. It's tempting to not ever want to talk to anybody, but you can't do that.

I always feel like I'm not very impressive in interviews when I talk about what I watch on television.

I'm not a big fan of the interview. It's a lot of questions I don't have answers for, a lot of questions about the music industry.

In 2014, I knew my English was not so bad, but I had no confidence in talking directly to an English-speaking reporter. I had to do a short interview with, I think, Reuters from France. I was so nervous. I practiced memorizing three sentences for two hours. But, I think that these kinds of interviews make me develop a lot, and that helps me.

Because I come from the place of interviewing, I know how to answer a question giving you what you need to hear and not a minute more.