How do you get such awesome guests to come on the show? Also, how do you decide who you want on the show?
Well, the fact of the matter is that as awesome as the guests are in my eyes and yours, many of them are pretty unknown to the general public. Part of what I try to do with the show is share these people who are doing such amazing work with people who might not have heard of them, while still getting some insight that’s surprising to people who already are on board. One of the things I don’t like about most mainstream interviews is that they’re just banal.
The producers of Leno or editors of GQ seem to think that if the subject isn’t a Celebrity (like, say, Jim Carrey), we only want to hear some “relatable” story. I think that people want to hear about the creation of art — because an artist will always be passionate about their work, and that passion will carry the day.
