Interviewing Quotes

“The essence of a good interview is that it is an argument.”

“Why is this lying bastard lying to me?”

“I'm here to ask the questions, not to provide the answers.”

“My job is to ask the tough questions, not to provide the easy answers.”

“I'm not interested in being liked. I'm interested in being interesting.”

“An interview is a performance. It's a slightly strange, contrived situation.”

“I think the best hosts are the ones who are genuinely curious about their guests.”

“I find it very easy to be rude, which is a great advantage in my line of work.”

“I'm quite good at asking the question that everyone's thinking but is too polite to ask.”

“The problem with most interviews is that they're just PR. The celebrity is there to sell something.”

“My job is to ask the tough questions.”

“I find that if you just talk, you can get people to tell you anything.”

“Don't be afraid to ask the tough questions. That's your job.”

“The trick of being a good talk-show host is to be as interested in the guest as the guest is in himself.”

“I don't think I'm a tough interviewer. I'm just direct.”

“My job is to be impartial and to ask the tough questions.”

“To be a good interviewer, you have to be a good listener.”

“I think the best interviewers are the ones who listen.”

“I think a good interview is one where you come away thinking you've met the person.”

“I try to ask the questions that our viewers are asking.”