You often see politicians who try to put on a different persona; they think they should be more jolly or serious. Invariably, the persona they choose is worse than their own.
— David Frost
Over the last half century the television interview has given us some of TV's most heart-stopping and memorable moments. On the surface it is a simple format - two people sitting across from one another having a conversation. But underneath it is often a power struggle - a battle for the psychological advantage.
Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.
Vote Labor, and you build castles in the air. Vote Conservative, and you can live in them.
The most important advice you can give anyone about to appear on TV is incredibly prosaic - be yourself.
Being upbeat is the key to life.
Love is when each person is more concerned for the other than for one's self.
Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home.
If you don't have the smoking gun, then it's pointless to hector interviewees. Because you just shut people up instead of opening them up.
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult.
Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee.
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
