Mark Pincus Quotes

I'm not a good interviewer.

I picked up an issue of Cosmopolitan the other day that had tips for job interviews, because I was like, 'I need to get better at interviews.' The article was basically about how to get someone not to hate you in 20 minutes. Every single thing they told you not to do, I was like, 'I do that every day.'

An interview will seem very sane to me, and I'll find out that the journalist was laughing out of the side of his mouth half of the time.

I have done a lot of interviews over the years, so you think I would know how to handle difficult questions, etc. But the truth is, I don't.

In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say.

I have spent a long time being asked questions in interviews, so I've experienced it on the other side but I'm really not afraid to ask any question myself.

You gotta do interviews every day, and they don't end well for some people, but I've never had one end where I don't shake hands at the end of the deal, including with the predators.

You've gotta understand - when you interview someone, it's not an interrogation. It's not the Nuremberg Trials.

I'm crap at interviews. I'm just not very good at sentences.

If there is one thing I am, it's always right.

I like doing interviews. I really do.

Panic does not help, even if you are unable to answer. Try to ask questions to the interviewers as well and it should be impressive enough.

I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve.

Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.

I am really bad at actually interviewing people.

But unfortunately, I have to say, one out of every 100 interviews I do, I get a real journalist.

I have a hard time with interviews, because I'd rather hear about the interviewer.

The thing about interviews is that if someone interviews you, and they're an idiot, then they make you sound like an idiot, too. They ask you stupid questions, and they bring you down to their level. It's tempting to not ever want to talk to anybody, but you can't do that.

I can't be intimidated by anyone wearing a housecoat.

I'm not a very good interview, usually.

I'm not going out there screaming, 'I'm CEO! I'm CEO!' That's not the way to do it.

I grew up really being able to stand up to authority.

I've had the most amazing interviews, and I've done interviews that were so bad, I was embarrassed to be interviewed. I've seen both sides of the coin.

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

I just don't stand for any nonsense.