What Would You Wanto Interview?

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Playboy is finished. Playboy doesn't publish any more. Besides the new yorker, which really doesn't publish interviews very often. It's profiles. I would not do ivanka because i think the, you know, they, they wouldn't do that good. But the ones who arein, were in power, or the ones who have that and i wanted to do rush limba and planwy had to agree to it with me. So there was nothing i didn't know about al. He dresses up as a woman,. and then he plays, e he playhe plays, but, oh, oh, it's just, it'sjust, i don't

Larry Grobel is a writer and interviewer who has interviewed every big name in Hollywood from Robert de Niro to Nicole Kidman, Al Pacino to Angelina Jolie. In this episode we discuss:- The art of a great interview informed by Larry’ work with the world’s biggest stars- Techniques for building rapport fast to make people feel comfortable and open up - Larry’s principles for great storytelling that he’s used in his writing & interviewing

We also talk about Larry’s 10 days on Marlon Brando’s private island, his close 30 year friendship with Al Pacino and his controversial interview with former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight.