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The Quote Everyone Remembers: What Makes a Great Celebrity Profile
The profiles that last are built on preparation, patience, and a writer who knows when to get out of the way.

The profiles that last are built on preparation, patience, and a writer who knows when to get out of the way.

The public factual blunder is its own television genre — and the interesting question is not why celebrities stumble, but why we keep the clips.

Every talk-show chat and magazine profile is negotiated months out, by people whose job is to make the exchange look spontaneous.