All my stories are webs of style and none seems at first blush to contain much kinetic matter. For me style is matter.

Unless you go forward then you are going back.

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.

I'm always the one with the activist friends. I've been an activist very little.