I'm just not political. I have opinions, but there's nothing about the process that has ever interested me. I'm 22, and this is the first interview I've ever done in my life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.
I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve.
No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it.
I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'
A lot of young women ask me, 'Can you go into politics and maintain your ideals?' Well, I think you can. You might not, in any one interview, tell the whole truth, but to deliberately deceive the public who've elected you is totally unacceptable.
Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever.
People say to me, 'You don't seem that interested in interviews.' Well, you know, I'm not, often. I'm not going to talk tactics with the press, so you are left with talking about how you are feeling; for me, it is not the most interesting thing to be doing.
Interviewing politicians and movie stars, you know what you'll get. I like the people-stories better.
There is nothing wrong with being a declared liberal or conservative and conducting a sympathetic interview with a political figure who shares your views.
The thing I love about political interviews is, if you're really prepared, you can make great headway because these are the people for whom, theoretically at least, the buck stops.