#m: interview

[foldingfittedsheets]

Back when I was first leaving the mattress store in 2017 I interviewed at a few places. One was Tesla, the other a jewelry store. I wasn’t a fan of Musk, but I liked the idea of electric cars and I’ve always excelled at sales so I felt like it was worth considering.

I arrived and chatted with the sales manager who said everyone started on phones before they could work their way up. I was a little wary of that as I’m not a phone person but she laughed and said, “Well, you know. We’re still just a startup, so everyone has to put in the hours.”

I stared at her in confusion. Tesla. A startup. In 2017. What???

I laughed a little and suggested that it was past that stage of growth but she doubled down and repeated it later. I remained baffled. After the interview she offered to let me talk to an employee to see how happy she was.

I readily agreed. The manager left. I asked the employee how happy she was.

She said that sometimes pay was late, that promotions were promised that didn’t manifest for months, but that overall she liked working there and cut them slack because they were still just a startup.

I stared at her. It was like listening to a cultist repeating a phrase that was in direct contradiction with reality. I wanted to ask what she thought a startup was but I just thanked her for her time.

I got offered both jobs, Tesla or jewelry. Jewelry offered four more dollars an hour. When I turned down the Tesla lady I kindly said that I didn’t feel there was as much job security in a startup.

[beerok23]

Ok. This is new.

David Tennant: Says some dumb shit about not washing his beard Michael Sheen: Looks into the camera like he’s on the Office

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

From the Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously 🥺❤ (you can watch it here in US or with US vpn :) <3) (or just this bit on youtube here :))

Neil Gaiman: I miss him most when I get stuck. You know, I'll just be working on something and I'll go, "Oh, this isn't quite it," and all I want to do is just call Terry, tell him what's going on and have him say, "Ah, grasshopper, the answer is there in the question." And I'd go, "Oh, for fuck's sake, Terry, just tell me."

[Terry Pratchett laughing]

[911onabcbts]

New interview/small quote from Oliver about 8x15: Lab Rats.

[firstfullmoon]

Kaveh Akbar, in an interview for The Believer

[bee-vvitch]

So funny keep doing this exposion with woman, and they have to pretend this is funny, or deal with more awful media just for show their real feelings.

[lindseymcdonaldseyelashes]

(x)

[djkerr]

Making Noah blush 🩷

The Jennifer Hudson Show | April 8, 2025

[ridethecyanide]

Robert appears on The Rosie O’Donnell Show on 9/25/01 to promote The Music Man and a quick mention on the release of Tape

Credit to Oakley Tapes Archives

[canadianfangirl-95]

“But if we were the same age-,” 

“Don’t.” You whisper with shaky breath. The tears already threatening to spill over your eyelids as you look up at the warm glow of the pendent light above you.  

He lets out a huff through his nose as his shoulders sink further.  

Shaking your head, you bite your lip before finally meeting his eyes again. “Don’t say it again I’ve heard it all before.” Your voice trails off. “If we were the same age it’d be different. If we were the same age we wouldn’t be holding each other back. Back from what, I don’t know.”  

“From life, angel. You have-,” He rubs his face with hands, the crease between his eyebrows growing. “so much to live for in this life. You have so much to do and accomplish and I’ve been through that all. I’m not saying I don’t love you. I’m saying, if we were the same age I wouldn’t have to hide how much I love you.” His dark brown eyes shake as he leans forward against the dining table you’re seated at.  

Your eyebrows pulled low, eyes glossy, you whisper. “Joel?” Your heart beats deep within your chest. 

He looks up at you earnestly, “Yeah sweet girl?” 

Taking a gulp of air, you fiddle with the hem of your sleeve, trying to comprehend the words that are about to come out of your mouth. “You love me?” They’re heavy as they leave your lips. He’s never said anything like that to you. You’ve always felt it. The way he would take hold of your waist with one of his hands to smoothly guide you to the other side of him when you’re walking on a sidewalk so he’s between you and the street. The way he draws you a warm bath when he finds you curled up on the floor with ovulation pain. Joel’s never been a man of many words, but actions, he always made sure you knew how cared for you were through his actions.  

A grin tugs at his cheek, and he looks down at his hands. He notices the creases, the way they’ve been burnt and bruised, cut and calloused. His eyes rise to yours twiddling on the table in front of him. Soft, gentle, unaware of how hard the world can be. “I do.” The words float out of his mouth before he can catch them. A ghost in the wind as he watches them sway through the air and into your chest. He sees how you inflate, and he hates himself. “But baby, this is a cruel, cruel world. And it will be even harder for you with me as your partner.” Your eyes roll and he continues. “Every time you introduce me to one of your friends, or I take you to a company Christmas party. Every person that meets us will have the same thought. What is a beautiful young girl doing with an old man like that.” 

“I don’t care what people think Joel, I love you.” Your words snap at him like a trap as the tears finally spill over your lashes. You wipe away one hastily as you try to straighten in your seat to be as composed as you can be. “I love you and I’m not ashamed of that.” 

“Angel, there are the stereotypes for a reason. I-,” 

Cutting him off you place your hand on his. “We’re not them. We’re not just built into some box where you could only ever be with me because of my looks, and I could only be with you because of your money.” 

“Look at us.” He laments, holding your hand next to his and drawing your attention down. “Look at the clear difference between us. It’s night and day.” 

You look down at your hands laid out next to each other on the table. His large and dry hand dwarfs yours. It should matter, it probably should at least. But it doesn’t. “You know what I see Joel? When I look at your hand.” He shakes his head as he waits in anticipation. “I see, safety. I see sturdiness. I see comfort. I see, the kind of hand that would pull me closer to you when I’m woken up by a thunderstorm. A hand that would rub my head as gently as any other hand could when I have a headache.” Taking his hand in yours again, you gently massage his palm, and you see the way his eyebrows twitch into a relaxed movement softly at your touch.  

Joel takes a deep breath, staring at the way your hand moves against his. His eyes finally rise and look into yours. “This won’t be easy angel.” He begins. 

“Do you love me?” You ask again. 

He stills at your words. “You know I do.” He says confidently.  

Nodding, you continue to stroke his hand. “Love is hard work. You told me that you know.” 

A smile creeps on his face, and he relaxes, “Yeah, I did.” 

“And, we don’t shy away from a little hard work now do we?” You ask, your tone as sweet and smooth as butter. 

He licks his lips, a million thoughts passing through his eyes as he considers this. “No, no we don’t” He shimmy’s closer to you and takes your hand to bring up to his mouth. He places a chaste kiss to your knuckles before squeezing it tight with his warm hands. You look at each other with stars in your eyes. He smiles and shakes his head. “How on earth did a perfect angel like you to fall in love with an old man like me?”  

Leaning forward, you kiss his tender and soft lips with your own before resting your forehead against his. “I guess I just knew how much you needed a love like ours.” 

[dailyjance]

esc 2023: madrid pre party

[marimayscarlett]

Interview for Emigrate together with Arnaud Giroux at star.fm, 2014 🎙️🎶

[foundtherightwords]

Putting all the "Warfare" interviews (with Joe) I can find in one place:

Fandango

Entertainment Weekly

Etalk (this was obviously right before the premiere, so Joe was showing off his tattoo for the first time.)

Access Hollywood (not gonna lie, this was painful to watch. What the hell was that question about MBB? Joe was full-on dissociating during that! Were they just casting around for any Stranger Things-related news to ask him?)

The Backstage Experience

From Warfare's Twitter (warfaremovie)

[kirsteng42]

you always make excellent points!!!

I love love love how engaged he is, all the time. His physical communication is a huge part of his charisma and charm and I am here for it

[911actually]

‘9-1-1’: Malcolm-Jamal Warner Reflects on How His Arc Changed in Major Way

9-1-1 is finally giving Bobby (Peter Krause) and Athena (Angela Bassett) a new house after burning down theirs in the Season 7 finale. But how that played out was originally supposed to be very different. “I remember when Tim [Minear, showrunner] first talked to me about the character, initially I was the one that burned down the house,” Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who had an arc in Season 7 as Amir, a nurse who was burned and lost his wife in the fire that Bobby was inadvertently responsible for and that killed his family back in Minnesota, tells TV Insider. He loved that idea.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE