“Curiosity and listening [are the principles to an excellent interview]. I never go into an interview with a dedicated list of questions in which I will not deviate. You must be curious about the subject and listen to his answer and ask the next question off that rather than the next question on your list.” NextAsksAnswersPrinciplesSubjectsListeningCuriosityListsCuriousExcellentInterviewsDedicatedDeviate Author:Michael Kay
“I remember listening to an interview with Beyonce and she talked about how she and her husband, Jay-Z, have always made it a point to have the conversation about them be about their music, not about their business, not about their personal business.” MadeRememberListeningHusbandConversationMade ItInterviewsBeyoncePersonal Business Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I do not want to leave in [U.S.] ... I cannot make that clear enough to immigration authorities who may be listening to this interview. I don't want to leave, so please don't make me.” WantMayEnoughClearListeningPleaseAuthorityImmigrationInterviews Author:John Oliver
“If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I'm listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won't get anything unless I get those things out of the way.” IfsKnowsWayI CanThreeProcessMy OwnListeningJudgmentEmptyPrejudiceCome UpHearingInterviewsExhausted Author:Anna Deavere Smith
“What I bring to the interview is respect. The person recognizes that you respect them because you're listening. Because you're listening, they feel good about talking to you. When someone tells me a thing that happened, what do I feel inside? I want to get the story out. It's for the person who reads it to have the feeling . . . In most cases the person I encounter is not a celebrity; rather the ordinary person. "Ordinary" is a word I loathe. It has a patronizing air. I have come across ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. (p. 176)” PeopleWantFeelsPersonsDoneStoriesFeelingsTalkingCasesHappenedAirListeningOrdinaryExtraordinaryFeel GoodInterviewsEncountersOrdinary PeopleLoatheExtraordinary ThingsOrdinary PersonPatronizing Author:Studs Terkel
“I would love to interview Dave Grohl. I just think he's an amazing musician, and I grew up listening to Nirvana, so I have so many questions about that.” ThinkingListeningGrewGrew UpMusicianInterviewsDave Author:Malin Akerman