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As Spielberg confirms whether ET was ‘slimy or dry’, we enter a new age of the celebrity interview
Veteran interviewees are forever trotting out the same anecdotes in response to unoriginal questions – until one fearless disruptor dared ask if ET had moist skin
TL;DR
- Steven Spielberg has avoided typical modern press tour activities.
- His promotional cycle has focused on his extensive body of work.
- A viral clip features Spielberg answering whether E.T. was slimy or dry, stating E.T. was moist but not slimy.
- The article questions the interviewer's motive for asking the question.
- It suggests the question, while seemingly trivial, might extract new information from celebrities.
- The article proposes that such 'self-evident' questions could become a replicable format in celebrity interviews.