Stories are all we have. We each possess them. Hundreds. Thousands. The stories of our lives. The stories of those who have been part of our lives. And, depending on who we tell them to, people might be amused, enlightened or offended. Sometimes they can relate, and sometimes they may be stimulated to match a […]
Author Archive | Lawrence Grobel
Dreaming of Winning the Lottery
I recently read about a woman who had a dream in 2004. Her dream was about money, and the amount was $112 million. She believed it was a premonition and decided that the only way that much money might come her way was if she won the lottery. So she began looking at lotteries that […]
Al Pacino: In Conversation with Lawrence Grobel
For more than a quarter century, Al Pacino has spoken freely and deeply with Lawrence Grobel on subjects as diverse as childhood, acting, and fatherhood…
The Art of the Interview
Hailed by Joyce Carol Oates as “The Mozart of Interviewers”, and by Playboy as “The Interviewer’s Interviewer”, Larry Grobel offers journalists a master…
The Hustons
From walter to John to Anjelica, there are three generations of Oscar winners in the remarkable Huston family. Their lives and careers crisscross continents…
Conversations with Brando
For ten remarkable days in June 1978, Lawrence Grobel spent every waking minute with legendary actor Marlon Brando and his family…
Conversations with Capote
Who but Truman Capote would dare to say what he says about (among many, many others) Jacqueline Onassis, Norman Mailer, Montgomery Clift…
Conversations with Michener
James Michener’s vast work has intrigued millions of readers. Popularizing history, he wrote extensively about travel and covered broad areas of America in books…
Endangered Species
Norman Mailer once told Lawrence Grobel that writers may be an endangered species. And Saul Bellow told him, “The country has changed so…
Above the Line
Above the Line is a dazzling gathering of insights and anecdotes from all corners of the film industry — interviews that reveal the skills, intelligence, experiences…
