Jamie Kennedy Quotes

I'm not a good interviewer.

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.

When I do interviews, I never pre-plan them at all, radio or TV.

When I'm interviewing somebody I don't work from prepared questions.

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

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

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

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.

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.

My policy with interviewing is I'm not there to teach the people I'm across from a lesson.

Because I come from the place of interviewing, I know how to answer a question giving you what you need to hear and not a minute more.

I never do formal interviews. I don't use a tape recorder. I take notes but occasionally.

A lot of times, going into the interview, you have an idea of maybe what you want to talk about. And the people you are interviewing have an idea of what they want to talk about.

Interviewing is tough, especially if you don't know what you're looking for.

I think that any reporter or columnist will be a little more careful when doing interviews with me.

When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.

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

I think the long interview has an important life.

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

It is harder to lie in an interview. A good interview - and it can be polite - is not a one way street like a candidate controlled ad. An interview is not programmed by the candidate and so the candidate can't be exactly sure what will be asked.

Rarely does an interviewer ask questions you did not expect. I have given a lot of interviews, and I have concluded that the questions always look alike. I could always give the same answers.

I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.

I'm frightened of interviews.

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