David Foster Wallace Interview 2003 (05/09)

[peteagassi]

As a tennis player (and an aspiring boxer as a teen), I can speak of the comparison between boxing. It is very similar to boxing. Not only the one-on-one aspect, but also the stop-and-start movement, and the chess-like tactics involved; ask any pro player to compare tennis to another sport, and they'll compare it to boxing. The only difference of course is the lack of physical contact in tennis.

[peteagassi]

"90% of this is gonna be cut out, right?" "Yeah, sure." The interviewer proceeds to upload the entire interview, completely unedited.

[das908kind]

He's very aware of himself and his instinctive behavior. Despite his intelligence, he shows the same psychological weaknesses as all other humans. The difference is, he observes those weaknesses and it is not afraid to breakdown and admit them.

[ogier1]

Wer hat denn nu eigentlich dies Interview geführt? Die Fragen scheinen mir zuweilen nicht von einem professionellen Journalisten oder Literaturkritiker zu kommen. Und in welcher Sendung wurde das eigentlich gesendet, Aspekte oder wo?

[ohfoolishworkerbee]

no, no, he's defintely just frustrated with himself and trying to articulate himself properly - he seems to enjoy conversing with the interviewer, he was just never a very self-promoting media-friendly writer, you know? its the same thing with the Charlie Rose interview where he talks about how wracked with nerves he is being filmed and televised. :)

[SamildanachEmrys]

@ohfoolishworkerbee He does seem to be annoyed with the interviewer when he turns the question on her and then says "it's not so easy, is it?"

[eits1986]

Is it just me, or does he seem annoyed at times during this interview with the interviewer, the questions, and I guess the entire notion of an interview?

[yesrelation]

@eits1986 I just think he feels like he may be annoyed with himself and his inability to properly articulate what he's trying to say in the "right ways".

[TommyTomato93]

@eits1986 I don't think he was expecting to be asked such abstract questions.

[orschelnable]

You illustrating the point that he is proving right at that moment. Click.

[IndieSex]

I paused this at like 4:30 to go watch something else. He's interesting enough for a writer, but I have a quota of explosions to witness each day.

[uglykidlance]

I'd have watched you over Pamela Anderson, Dave.

[CPLains]

8:35 lolled :D

[ZachClooney]

6:24 Great bit about tennis.