It wasn't really a chat show, it was a magazine show. I looked at it as a summer job. As long as no one makes me interview a celeb again, I'll be happy. It wasn't what I signed up for but, of course, nowadays everyone likes celebs. I'm pretty bored of them, though. I wasn't interested and couldn't be bothered to pretend I was.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lawson viewed a TV show as a temporary job and prefers not to interview celebrities.
- In plain terms
- She took the show as a summer job and finds celebrity interviews boring.
- What can you take from it?
- She prefers work that interests her over celebrity interviews.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What work truly interests you?
- How do you handle disliked tasks?
Another view
Interviewing celebrities can be valuable for networking.
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