Books Quote by Patrick O'Brian

Not long after I published my first book, I quickly found I was terrible at being interviewed.

— Tom Wolfe

I had never read in public, never given an interview. I was doing it all and trying to produce the next book and raise…

— Nick Bantock

I'd be surprised if non-fiction writers hate to be interviewed. We all hate them, because there's really nothing to say except "Read the book."…

— Jonathan Franzen

I'm a very slow reader, and books of interviews are an absolute favorite of mine.

— Jason Schwartzman

The whole idea of interviews is in itself absurd - one cannot answer deep questions about what one's life was like - one writes…

— Anthony Powell

I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally.

— Richard Ford

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose…

— Raul Castro

I think my interviews were much better than what some of the writers wrote. I just wanted the truth out.

— Chuck Berry

I've had some pretty rough interviews. And it's funny when people are interviewing you, and they sort of don't really understand what you do,…

— Vanessa Bayer

I just don't want to give out interviews. I just hate them. Inevitably, I ended up hurting some people or leaving some names out…

— Jerry Perenchio

Dealing with all the questions once the book is out and unchangeable, forces you to permanently give opinions about - in this case -…

— Sasa Stanisic

I'm sorry; I ruin people's interviews because I just talk about rubbish.

— Maisie Williams