“The best interviews like the best biographies should sing the strangen...” — Lynn Barber Quote

“The best interviews like the best biographies should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race.”

“I have freedom. But freedom means total selfishness. It means nobody cares much what you do.”

“I just think I'm fairly aggressive.”

“It can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies.”

“I used to devour biographies of people like Natalie Wood and Marilyn.”

“I read everything that Tolkien wrote, and also read biographies of him. I was fascinated by his experiences in World War I, which includes the loss of life of some of his very, very close friends. I think he writes about that a lot in 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.'”