Lynsey Addario Quotes

To me, it's so much about doing your homework, going into a situation, getting to know the subject, making them feel comfortable, getting intimate access, getting access to all different aspects of people's lives so that I am essentially telling an entire story and not just a single image.

For me, the most effective cabaret evenings have been some of the most personal ones, where the performer is comfortable enough to simply be themselves.

Anybody who's spent thirteen or fourteen years in print journalism has a lot of stories he thinks were inwardly satisfying as far as preparation, understanding, and diligence.

A contemporary or near-future book is much harder because you can't fake the facts. There are people alive who know much more than you do about the subject. You have to really have your research together - and of course no one can know everything about a topic.

I start each of my scripts by going on a journey of painstaking research and discovery, much as I do a piece of long-lead journalism.

For me personally, I was just worried that transitioning from a podcast, which is a very intimate sort of experience - people tell me they listen to my podcast while they're at the gym or on road trips, so you're in someone's ear - to being on television - that's a lot of space to fill.

You know, I've had a lot of rewarding interviews. And, a lot of times, it's the connection you make with the family of the victim, or near-victim, or somebody who spills their heart out to you for the first time. And often times, it's somebody who's watched my shows and feels comfortable with doing it.

I write and teach creative nonfiction. I was a reporter.

There's something so great when you're watching a movie when you slowly get to know somebody more, because it's like a real relationship.

I think a first date is kind of like an interview. If I feel like we have chemistry, I will divulge more of myself to them.

If you wanna write non-fiction you have to be interested in the world.

I'm a reporter by nature, I want to know everything.

I think of myself as a journalist first and foremost.

I always spend a good deal of time with the people I write about. I try and smell the normalcy of their lives. I try to look at the normal rhythm of their life.

There are many different ways to express intimacy - a look, a touch - and I think it enriches the characters and stories when you create those moments and then build on them.

I think you first have to feel 100% comfortable with the person that you are with. I have written in sessions where I am just meeting the person for the first time and it is extremely difficult.

I am a writer who happens to use some tools of journalism.

I want to get to know my fans and let them get to know me. Give them an inside look at my life outside of basketball.

A big part of reporting is just being present. You have to show up ten days in a row to get the one telling detail.

The late, great ABC golf anchor Jim McKay once advised me, 'When you look into the camera, imagine you are talking to one person on the other end.' The next time you hear 'Hello, friends' at the start of a broadcast, just know that I'm channeling my father at that very moment. I see him on the other side of that camera, smiling right back.

My passion is capturing what it feels like to love, be it romantic or otherwise. I love to watch two people realize what they meant for each other - and that goes across all media, books, TV, movies, personal essays; everything.

I think that sharing experiences with a person is very valuable, because it allows you to have a bond to become closer.

I guess because I'm a washed-up journalist, I always do a lot of research.

My starting point is always to read a script and have a conversation with the director about what their vision is, and then, after that, I love to do research.

The biggest part of why I am where I am today is not only because people can relate to me and my story but because I hit the road and actually saw them face to face and shook their hands.