The Art of the Interview

THE ULTIMATE INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE FINE ART OF INTERVIEWING"I had a fantasy the other night that this interview is so great that they no longer want me to act--just do interviews. I thought of us going all over the world doing interviews--we've signed for three interviews a day for six weeks."--Al Pacino, in an interview with Lawrence GrobelHighly respected in journalist circles and hailed as "the Interviewer's Interviewer," 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:"I don't like Shakespeare. I'd rather be in Malibu." --Anthony Hopkins"Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them."--Mel Gibson"I hope to God my friends steal my body out of a morgue and throw a party when I'm dead."--Drew Barrymore"I want you out of here. And I want those goddamn tapes!"--B