I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview.
Interviewing politicians and movie stars, you know what you'll get. I like the people-stories better.
To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person.
The only thing I'm nervous about is talking to guests like human beings, because all of my interviews so far have been attacking people. I have a genuine concern about sitting across from an actor whose movies I obviously haven't seen.
There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday.
I'm a terrible interviewer. I'm not a journalist - although I have a Peabody Award - and I'm not really a late-night host. What I am is honest.
I think anyone doing an interview is to some extent on show. And therefore, we always want to put on our best face.
There are some really interesting celebrities and people who are fun to interview, but when you have to do it every day because you have to fill a slot, the allure wears off.
When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.
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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