Interview quotes

“I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.”
River Phoenix

“Often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.”
Maggie Smith

“After my first movies, I gave interviews. Then I thought, 'What's so important about where I went to school, and hobbies... What does any of that have to do with acting, with my own head?' Nothing.”
Robert De Niro

“I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter?”
River Phoenix

“I don't enjoy talking about myself to strangers. Particularly strangers with tapes going.”
Julie Kavner