Another quote from John Brady's The Craft of Interviewing. This time we are presented with dark humor of the craft.

People are always asking me why I don't give more interviews," says actress Ava Gardner. "The answer is simple; I'm tired of all the lies that have been written about me. The last time I trusted an interviewer, Rex Reed, he crucified me." "Did she say I misquoted her?" Reed asks. "No. She merely said I crucified her, which, in my opinion, I did not. I have no defense or explanation to make. The Ava Gardner piece stands on its own. Every word of it is true and it was written in as flattering a way as it is possible to write something when the subject will not let you ask questions, take notes or give any semblance of a dignified interview. Also, she was completely drunk."