Release Date:- 2004-08-31
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THE ULTIMATE INSIDERāS LOOK AT THE FINE ART OF INTERVIEWING
āI had a fantasy the other night that this interview is so great that they no longer want me to actājust do interviews. I thought of us going all over the world doing interviewsāweāve signed for three interviews a day for six weeks.ā
āAl Pacino, in an interview with Lawrence Grobel
Highly respected in journalist circles and hailed as āthe Interviewerās Interviewer,ā Lawrence Grobel is the author of well-received biographies of Truman Capote, Marlon Brando, James Michener, and the Huston family, with bylines from Rolling Stone and Playboy to the New York Times. He has spent his thirty-year career getting tough subjects to truly open up and talk. Now, in The Art of the Interview, he offers step-by-step instruction on all aspects of nailing an effective interview and provides an inside look on how he elicted such colorful responses as:
āI donāt like Shakespeare. Iād rather be in Malibu.ā āAnthony Hopkins
āFeminists donāt like me, and I donāt like them.āāMel Gibson
āI hope to God my friends steal my body out of a morgue and throw a party when Iām dead.āāDrew Barrymore
āI want you out of here. And I want those goddamn tapes!āāBob Knight
āI smoked pot with my father when I was eleven in 1973. . . . He thought he was giving me a mind-extending experience just like he used to give me Hemingway novels and Woody Allen films.āāAnthony Kiedis
In The Art of the Interview, Grobel reveals the most memorable stories from his career, along with examples of the most candid moments from his long list of famous interviewees, from Oscar-winning actors and Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prizewinning writers and sports figures. Taking us step by step through the interview process, from research and question writing to final editing, The Art of the Interview is a treat for journalists and culture vultures alike.