
Susan Orlean
The Turnaround with Jesse Thorn
Interviewing a Famous Person - Is That Your Story?
I think people sense immediately if you've already made your mind up about who they are and what they're like. Having been on the other side of interviews, i can usually tell. And i'm discomfited if somebody interviewing me trots out facts about me. It seems really important that that curiosity be very sincere. Sings like something people would sniff out in a secondand i think they absolutely do. Have you ever been in this position of having to talk to someone, having to ask someone something, and felt more than socially uncomfortable, like a being physically scared? or actually, thank goodness, no.
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