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“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 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.”
“My job is to ask the tough questions, not to provide the easy answers.”
“I think the best hosts are the ones who are genuinely curious about their guests.”
“The essence of a good interview is that it is an argument.”
“I'm here to ask the questions, not to provide the answers.”
“I think the best interviewers are the ones who listen.”
“Why is this lying bastard lying to me?”
“To be a good interviewer, you have to be a good listener.”
“The problem with most interviews is that they're just PR. The celebrity is there to sell something.”
“You can't do a good interview if you're not truly curious about the person.”
“Muhammad Ali was the most remarkable man I ever met.”
“My job is to ask the tough questions.”
“Don't be afraid to ask the tough questions. That's your job.”
“You learn to listen. I think that’s the most important thing a journalist can do.”
“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.”
“The best interviews are the ones where you don't know what's going to happen. It's a bit like a sports event.”