All articles tagged with #interview
Kansas guard Darryn Peterson discusses his injury-related absences in a candid interview, saying basketball is his life and he would have played every game if possible, as he navigates a season disrupted by injuries and maintains his status as a top NBA prospect.
Trump appeared on Josh Pate’s College Football Show but the 10-minute chat largely sidestepped college football and politics, with Trump rambling about NFL kickoff changes and other off-topic topics, leaving Pate’s questions largely unanswered and fueling debate about the normalization of political figures in sports media.
Timothée Chalamet says the end of Dune is the eeriest entry in the trilogy and a big swing for Part Three, describing his approach as freeing and intense, drawing inspiration from Heath Ledger, Marlon Brando, and Interstellar, and studying control-panel details to craft a dynamic performance. He treated this as sacred, given it might be his last Dune film, and previews a CNN–Variety town hall with Matthew McConaughey airing Feb. 21.
Mark Wahlberg sat down with Jonathan Roumie on The View to promote the Pray40 challenge and was pressed about his troubling past, including a 1986 civil rights injunction for chasing Black children and a 1988 assault case for which he served 45 days in jail. Host Joy Behar questioned him about his worst actions, and Wahlberg conceded that following others rather than leading was among his biggest mistakes, tying his later life to faith and personal growth as part of his redemption arc. The exchange underscores ongoing scrutiny of the star’s past amid his public image.
Hilary Duff says in a Los Angeles Times interview that sex has gotten better with age after a not-always-enjoyable 20s, joking she’s not ready to be put out to pasture. She’s promoting her first album in a decade, luck...or something, written with husband Matthew Koma, with tracks exploring relationships and maturity, and it touches on her fraught relationship with sister Haylie Duff (a public rift). The album includes a recently released NSFW single, Roommates.
Netflix releases a never-before-seen posthumous interview with Eric Dane as part of the series Famous Last Words, exploring his life and legacy after his death from ALS.
Tony Gilroy’s THR interview explains why Andor’s promotion avoided the word fascism, arguing the show draws on historical models of authoritarianism rather than prophecy; he links Ghorman-era tropes to current U.S. politics, discusses attempts to curb elections amid a hostile narrative, and warns about AI eroding truth, while also weighing Lucasfilm leadership shifts and his Behemoth! project and what it took to tell Andor at scale.
Charlie Heaton details his rapid shift from finishing Stranger Things to joining HBO’s Industry as Jim Dycker, including auditioning with the final death scene and filming a dense, jargon-heavy dialogue in a fast-paced production. He explains how Jim’s end informs his performance, discusses working with co-stars like Sagar Radia, Kiernan Shipka, and Kit Harington, and reflects on the end of Stranger Things and the possibility of a revival.
John Mayer recalls joining Dead & Company in 2015, immersing himself in the Grateful Dead repertoire, earning Bob Weir’s trust, and learning to balance tempos and improvisation while guiding the band through Sphere residencies and evolving dynamics, then honors Weir with a heartfelt memorial tribute and reflects on the enduring Dead legacy.
Cynthia Erivo addressed persistent rumors that she and Ariana Grande are lovers during a Stylist interview, clarifying that the two are close friends not romantically involved, and noting Grande’s relationship with Ethan Slater while Erivo has been dating Lena Waithe; she suggested the chatter stems from a discomfort with deep platonic female friendships.
In his first newspaper interview since 2019, Harry Styles discusses stepping back from constant touring to slow down, moving to Italy, focusing on family and privacy, and embracing a healthier balance, all captured by photographer Martin Parr as Styles prepares his new album Kiss All the Time.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rejected a Justice Department request for an interview related to a Democrats’ video about alleged illegal orders.
Team Ninja’s Masaki Fujita says Nioh 3 will not add difficulty settings, arguing the challenge comes from mastering diverse tools, strategies, and level-scaling rather than adjustable options. The game emphasizes player agency and multiple paths to clear encounters, with re-spec options to adapt. The stance echoes Miyazaki’s views on the Souls-like landscape. Nioh 3 releases February 6, 2026 for PS5 and PC.
In an NBC News interview, Trump discussed immigration with a softer enforcement tone but focus on criminals, signaled support for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts via his pick for chair, talked up AI as a major future driver with caveats, and said the DOJ would handle Warner Bros. Discovery matters, while affirming he’d accept honest midterm results; NBC fact-check notes that job growth has slowed in recent years.
Space.com reports that astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Star Trek icon William Shatner have released Cosmos Confidential, a five-hour audio dialogue recorded at Shatner’s home that dives into life, mortality, science, spirituality, and personal stories; sparked by their Antarctica cruise chats and a Seattle show, the project could move to theaters or streaming if successful, with the new audio book available from Blackstone Publishing on February 3, 2026 in MP3 and audio CD formats.