Interviews

Willem Dafoe on range, instinct, and why he doesn’t pull from his own life experiences to fuel a performance.

Tim Roth on lying, acting, and not being a ‘pretty boy.’

Pentagram graphic designer Paula Scher on why success kills creative work and failure is the engine of breakthrough.

Two years into her marriage, her husband told her he might be gay. The lonely years that followed shaped the storylines she’d write for Sex and the City.

Despite great success as a standup comedian and former host of Comedy Central’s Standup Nation, Greg Giraldo was tortured by a constant sense of failure.

Commando-for-hire John Geddes on the life of a mercenary.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on freedom, religious fundamentalism, and life in hiding.

What happens when you hold a mirror up to seven comedians? Analyzing humor from the experts who make people laugh.

The last in-depth interview he gave, nine days before his death, recorded over the telephone on Friday, June 13, 2008.

As one of the first women in broadcast journalism — and a 30-year veteran of ABC News — Lynn Sherr is accustomed to the spotlight.

In his two decades of making films, Spike Lee has earned a reputation as one of the most brilliant — and angriest — American directors.

Will Shortz is one of those people who seem to hurtle inexorably toward their destinies from the day they are born.