Biographies Quote by Lynn Barber

I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got…

— Leslie Caron

The best biographies leave their readers with a sense of having all but entered into a second life and of having come to know…

— Mary Cable

With 'Philharmonics,' I had to do a lot of interviews, and it was like I was corrupting something. In many ways, I've said everything…

— Agnes Obel

I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either…

— John Lydon

To me, the best purpose of an interview would be to illuminate some things about how somebody works for the benefit of somebody else…

— Will Oldham

Between me and my wife, there's this joke where I'll be doing some fun interview, and I'll get off the phone and be like,…

— John Flansburgh

I listen to my early Gang Starr interviews, I'm like, damn I was really trying to sound like a New Yorker then.

— DJ Premier

I don't really do too many interviews - I like creating and being visual, shooting videos and movies. I just like showcasing my skill…

— Tyga

“There was a knack in interviews like this. If you could build on a level of trust there was no end to what people…

— Clare Donoghue

“Interviews seem like such artificial situations, everyone on their best behavior trying desperately to hide behind a professional facade. Did my face fit? I…

— E.L. James

When you start giving interviews like the CEO of an established company, it's just wrong.

— Pavel Durov

Before doing any interviews I like to know who I'm meeting with and get a bit of an idea of their sensibilities.

— Madonna Ciccone