Most people I know that have work that is very meaningful to them pay the price of having to work all the time. Terry Gross meaningfulpaypeople Change image and share on social
I respect someone's right to privacy and I want them to know it. Terry Gross privacyrespect Change image and share on social
Many artists use their own lives as a kind of case study to examine what it's like to be human. Terry Gross artistcaseexamine Change image and share on social
I think the interview form works best on the radio. There are a lot of personality traits conveyed in a person's voice, the rhythm of their speech or how confident they sound. Terry Gross confidentconveyform Change image and share on social
The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like maybe the character actors who are just coming into their own and you're realizing how great they are. Terry Gross actorcharactercome share on social
I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and I have to watch them get over it. Terry Gross disappointmenthavehide Change image and share on social
If you are interested in ideas, radio is way more pure than television. You're not distracted by somebody's nose or hair or posture. You can really see how someone thinks and penetrate to the essence of who that person is. Terry Gross distractessencehair share on social
Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it. Terry Gross boreeditlife Change image and share on social
I work in a medium where I get to be totally invisible and I get great pleasure from that, being a pretty self-conscious person. Terry Gross consciousgreatinvisible Change image and share on social
