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04-09-2013 02:53 PM |
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Originally Posted by Walkerboy
(Post 1121128)
I met Jon back in '96 while filming The Leading Man and had about 20-30 mins with him. He was absolutely normal as far as I could tell. Between takes he was relaxed and was quite happy to just chat & joke about general stuff.
Maybe it's as much about how the interviewer approaches (same old questions etc), or maybe it's just how Jon has changed in the years since. I suspect there are certain people he's happy to be interviewed by and others he just dislikes. For example in the UK I believe he'd have no problem being interviewed by Chris Evans or Johnnie Vaughan.
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I completely agree with you in one respect; it is about how the interviewer approaches things. It's also really difficult to find fault when interviewing someone you follow, respect, adore etc... I've done round-tables where I've thought the 'talent' is great and the guy next to me has come out thinking they were a douchebag... when I've listened back to it to transcribe, I've found they were probably right.
This friend was working for a big enough publication that a lot of interviews were set up separately and she wasn't meeting them as part of an endless stream of journo's at The Dorchester...
So, while I agree with the replies about 'it could have been an off-day' etc, I did address this in the first post... my friend was a fan but kept it professional - before everyone jumps on the 'maybe she was too gushing' no... maybe just accept that over several interviews over several years, she was gutted that someone she admired came across as a bit of an ungracious twat. Whereas Richie... she said was always charming... probably drunk and trying to bed her, Dorothea HATES that.
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