Italo Calvino Quotes

I'm not a very good interview, usually.

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

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 like doing interviews. I really do.

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

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

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.

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'm not a good interviewer.

It is harder to lie in an interview. A good interview - and it can be polite - is not a one way street like a candidate controlled ad. An interview is not programmed by the candidate and so the candidate can't be exactly sure what will be asked.

I am really bad at actually interviewing people.

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.

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

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 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'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 used to do interviews - I still do - interviews every day, all day. And you go from maybe doing a couple of professional interviews, where you can hear the sound right, to everyone else sounds like they're at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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.

Interviewing is tough, especially if you don't know what you're looking for.

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

You've gotta understand - when you interview someone, it's not an interrogation. It's not the Nuremberg Trials.

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

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

When you are interviewing someone, never let your camera person turn off the camera. The second you turn off the camera, they'll say the magic thing that you'd been looking for the whole interview. People want to relax after the performance is done. Don't be afraid of awkward silence. That is your friend.

I think the long interview has an important life.