Interview Purpose Quotes

I don't give interviews on Chanel because it is not useful for the Chanel business.

I mean, I don't mind promoting a movie, or talking to the press if it's going to be used in some way.

I think there should be a reason tor people to be interviewed. For me, there's no real reason.

The reason I do interviews is because I'm protecting my songs.

If an interview just serves the idea of celebrity, then I think that sucks. I don't want to do that.

To me, the best purpose of an interview would be to illuminate some things about how somebody works for the benefit of somebody else who wants to do those things. And that's not where most interviews go at all, so to me, they seem like strange exercises in small talk and wasted air.

Most interviewers basically just want us to rephrase the bio. You already know us - why do you need to interview us?

The only reason I do these interviews - I hate talking about myself, I hate doing this stuff - is because incredibly well-meaning people, whom I respect and trust, tell me that this will help bring about positive changes. It's not going to cause a sea change, but it will benefit the public.

I don't do gossipy interviews because I don't think that helps; I think that's a distraction.

I don't want to interview people for the purpose of developing a world view and pushing that on people.