When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since.
My husband is a musician, and 'Paste' is one of his favorite places to be interviewed by.
CBS news anchor Dan Rather has interviewed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. When asked what it was like to talk to a crazy man, Saddam said, 'It's not so bad.'
I think I've interviewed probably 1,500 people in my 24-year business career.
It's even rougher for the kids today because they have social media - it's as if they're being interviewed every moment of the day even when they're just interviewing themselves, putting out a tweet or an Instagram post.
Some black people who have not heard me interviewed or read my book jump to conclusions and prejudge me... I've been called Uncle Tom. I've been called an Oreo.
One of the first times I wrote about Robin Williams for 'The New York Times,' I interviewed him for a feature about 'World's Greatest Dad,' a dark comedy he starred in for his friend, the writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait.
I interviewed quite a few times and finally got a job with the Nationals. And I greatly appreciate it.
I've been interviewed for hundreds of magazine articles, and they come out incredibly goofy about 90 percent of the time.
I once interviewed Anthony Burgess on the radio. I played pop records between the conversation.
