Interview Performance Quotes

Even if I'd wanted to work at Goldman Sachs, they weren't going to hire me, because I was saying things like, 'That's a dumb question' when I was asked something stupid in the interviews. I just didn't have a lot of respect for authority.

I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.

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 do not really know what is my interview and performance style.

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

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

If I interview somebody for an hour, I'm looking for four amazing minutes.

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 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.

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.

I'm not a very good interview, usually.

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 want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.

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.

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 am a frustrating interviewee. I'm like Ronald Reagan. I don't remember and I don't recall.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

I like doing interviews. I really do.

The best candidates make a strong case for themselves. They can clearly articulate why they are the best choice for the job - and they can tell me what unique qualities they bring that no one else can offer.