If I was a singer who won those Grammys, I'd be gracing all the magazine covers... I barely got asked to do an interview.

Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes.

My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself.

I am naturally prone to fun or to be funny, but when I talk about myself in interviews, then it's an intellectual exercise.

I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.

When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional.

I will stay in the car until the last minute that I'm going to jump out and do a standup or jump out and do some interviews.

North Korea threatened to attack if Sony Pictures released The Interview, forcing us all to pretend that we wanted to see it.

I'm loath to do interviews. What comes out is generally not what I meant or thought I was saying or thought they were asking.

I find that talking about myself is often the most boring thing in the world. Sixty per cent of interviews I find mechanical.

I don't like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what's even worse, of being quoted exactly.

I love doing photo shoots and interviews. I never feel like I'm wasting my time or I never feel tired. It's all just been fun.

I've done hundreds of interviews on guns. I'm against people who use guns. I don't like guns, but I've never yelled at anyone.

A regret I have was never being able to interview George Harrison. I just loved him but I never had a chance to interview him.

I can't go to bed if I haven't done my diary. I always record them just as I've always recorded all my interviews and speeches.

What people consider my worst interviews were kind of the best, as well, in a way, because they were so surreal, like J Mascis.

I couldn't be touring unless my husband was on the road with me, taking care of our son while I'm onstage and doing interviews.

I say really stupid things sometimes. When I go back and watch some of my old interviews from when I was younger, I just cringe.

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat.

Doing interviews can sometimes mess up my head. It makes me feel dirty. It's frustrating how the press recycles a quote to death.

People ask me what my hobbies are in interviews, and I always say biking. But all I bike for is to get to rehearsal more quickly.

If I do an interview, then I take full responsibility. I figure I'm not going to talk to anyone that I think is unethical anyway.

I stress out so much about the red carpet and interviews and pictures, and, you know, not getting my skirt tucked in my knickers.

In a perfect world, I would never do any interviews, and probably there would be one photo out there of me, and that would be it.

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when Peep Show or the sketch show is on the telly or when were doing loads of interviews.

Interviewing friends is a tough one. Your duty to the interview must transcend your friendship. Occasionally you'll lose a friend.

That's the thing about interviews, at some point you're going to change your mind. But it's there forever and you can't escape it.

If I'm doing a talk show or an interview, or pretty much anything where I can't control the context, I'm loath to do the character.

I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve.

I entered the work force cleaning breast pumps at a pharmacy! It was a part-time gig while I was at school... no interview required.

I don't read a word that's written about me. I don't read my own interviews. I don't read reviews. I think it would drive me insane.

Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.

I feel like I'm really honest in my interviews, to a fault. I've lost friends over it. Major friends. And I'm heartbroken about that.

I don't want to be in my 'interview zone' mode. I've been doing a lot of interviews and I'm very self-aware of how I'm coming across.

I think kids relate to me because I have some ability to remain a little bit naive. Even during interviews. Mostly during interviews.

For me, improvisation is about working with a partner. That is much easier to do in the interview, because you have a sounding board.

In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.

If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.

I love getting on You Tube to look at the old comics. I am in my element seeing guys like Jack Benny and Phil Silvers give interviews.

I'm practically an actor. Even when you do an interview, it's like you're performing a little bit, so yeah, I'm enjoying it, it's fun.

I've spent days in cinemas answering questions from the audience, in interviews, travelling abroad, and all they do is thank me nicely.

You have to be a warrior and say, "Maybe it's everyone else's system, but it's not mine." (from her recent interview here, on Goodreads)

Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me.

Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud of.

I've always just wanted to play ball, that's all. I didn't want to do no interviews, because I didn't want to be bothered with reporters.

It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview.

In the very few interviews I've made, it doesn't matter how long we've talked to each other, the headline is still just about my paycheck.

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum.

I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.

I'm always trying to get those interviews that are impossible to get, because they are the ones that are most interesting to the audience.

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