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Marc Fennell's favourite interviews of 2015 so far

The mid-year round-up of our favourite celebrity interviews this year.

Chris Pratt

"Look behind you!" Source: Jurassic World

CHRIS PRATT

Somehow in the space of a year Chris Pratt has gone from being an adorable side character in Parks and Recreation to anchoring the biggest movie/nostalgia-fest of the year so far (Jurassic World) and the best Marvel movie (Guardians of the Galaxy). But what is so striking about this interview is that you hear an actor talking about actually making a conscious choice to *become* a movie star. Many times in the past I’ve asked actors to explain their career choices but this is the first time I felt like an actor was honest about it. Also you can enjoy the fact that Pratt dances like a sexpest, falls over repeatedly and simply cannot whistle.

GEORGE TAKEI

From Japanese internment camps as a child to becoming the iconic Mr Sulu on Star Trek to coming out as a gay man in his 60s: George Takei is a master of invention and he his more than happy to call William Shatner on his bullshit. In fact, it's worth it for that alone.

DR. CORNEL WEST

To many people ‘Racism’ is a sort of abstract concept. To the legendary & controversial preacher, activist and thinker Cornel West it is a blood soaked window that has coloured the way he sees the world. That’s not to suggest that he’s bitter. He’s not. But a life-long experience of bigotry has given him a view of politics, 9/11, Barack Obama that is fundamentally different from most people.

DR. GEORGE MILLER

This is the man that invented the Australian Blockbuster. Think about that. The original Mad Max trilogy was an action movie franchise that WE exported TO America. Not the other way round. The process of making the original nearly killed George Miller, and indeed his best friend Byron Kennedy was actually killed along the way. 

EUROVISION WINNER CONCHITA WURST

The Bearded Lady is the Eurovision Winner to rule them all. There’s a fascinating origin story behind the character of Conchita Wurst and the family that gave birth to her.

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK'S UZO ADUBA + YAEL STONE

Yael Stone & Uzo Aduba are crazy fun. We talk representation of women on screen and it turns out that they both thought they were going to get fired, like, every single day. 

AMY POEHLER

Handcuffs, Hilary, Mental Health, and why you want John Hamm on hand when you give birth. 

GUY KAWASAKI DISHES ON APPLE

How much weed was smoked in the making of the Apple Macintosh? What does it feel like to be personally fired by Steve Jobs? Guy Kawasaki was one of Apple's earliest employees and he spills the beans on why he thinks Apple Watch may fail, Why Jay Z is a jackass and why he's tipping an Australian start-up Canva to be the next big revolution.

MELISSA MCARTHY

Kristen Wiig made her have sex with a dolphin. In an audition. IN AN AUDITION. Melissa McCarthy is forthright, funny and fierce. 

ALAN RICKMAN

That voice. Can you imagine anyone not liking that voice? Well his drama teachers hated it and that cruelty still smarts, apparently.


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