That woman should be fired. Sitting next to a living legend... yet interrupting him and talking to him in that disrespectful tone...But Wozniak never lost his nerve and stayed polite until the end.
The moment the interviewer says "right, you gave people your own stock- we know that story very well" when Wozniak wants to elaborate on something people DON'T know very well and asks him instead "what words do you have for Ashton Kutcher" basically means translated "We don't care for any content, I just try to get some controversial quotes out of you we can put on the internet to click-bait people".... she has to be one of the most unprofessional tv-reporters/journalists. She might want to sign up for TMZ, her skills and brain might be good enough for them.
+Alluviale Daempfer Agreed! This "journalist" is literally talking to a legend and she has the gall to try and shut him up in favor for what she wants him to say. Depressing, entitled, idiot. This kid needs to go back to high school journalism.
Kinda hard to consider your opinion when you exaggerate and make gross suggestions. I don't think she registers for the worst human and a smart woman wouldn't be licking anything as if that is her place. I listened to this and could tell there was a history prior to final cut. It was a combination of a man who is a total scatter brain talking 100 miles an hour and probably too eccentric to communicate on such a public platform with a young inexperienced interviewer who was not mature enough to appreciate the genius buried deep in this man's soul. She lost total control of the interview from go and tried desperately to redirect him. It's that redirecting tone that seems rude or impolite, but I can tell she is simply exasperated. He isn't respecting her role and is making everything harder for her by rambling and not answering her questions. This conversation was not appropriate for a short interview spot. Anyone else, but not Wozniak. Wozniak is way too deep and eccentric and excitable and needed an interviewer that balanced his energy. Just plain inexperience on the interviewer and who ever booked the spot.
I understand your perspective. My opinion comes from working as a journalist/writer/assistant for 13 years prior to changing careers. I have seen this sort of interviewer/interviewee dynamic. Even Oprah and Barbara Walters have done it, but not easily spotted because they are for the most part successful in redirecting when an interview goes off track without seeming jerky. Being famous doesn't hurt either; because rudeness is overlooked. However, I find that male interviewers can get away with far more blatant rudeness and its chalked up to acceptable behavior (like Piers Morgan, Howard Stern, Bill O Reilly, Dennis Miller, Dr. Phil, Carson Daly, Bill Maher, Adam Corolla, Geraldo Rivera). When I researched some of their interviews I was struck by the fact that their charm and celebrity glossed over their rude behavior. I don't mean this as a man vs. woman thing because like I said I saw it with famous women interviewers. The point I was trying to make is that what seems to be rude behavior (as if the person is a jerk), is more about tension in losing control of an interview and being frustrated being unable to redirect the person being interviewed to go back on topic, stop wandering conversation, stop repeating information, and to answer the questions. If anything, she was tense and frustrated and resorting to irritable posture. I am sure Wozniak is well aware he drives some people crazy. He is a brilliant man, but not without faults of his own that make interviewing him a challenge. That is why I said the problem for me was pairing Wozniak with a young reporter/journalist who didn't seem to know how to gain control of the segment. This should have been edited instead of running on cold turkey. So we saw it all. I could tell they had rehearsed before hand based on conversation or he knew the questions in advance. He just chose to make vague responses and wandered off topic and in some cases backtracked and make contradictory comments. He wasn't lying, rather what he had to say was too complex to sum up. This was a short segment and not available for an in-depth discussion. The interviewer just didn't know how to deal with that and unfortunately failed.
I understand this as I've done some journalism work in the past, but the bottom line is if you can't maintain your cool with someone, then you shouldn't be the one interviewing. Furthermore, portions of the interview seemed intentionally leading. I think the source of her frustration wasn't actually from any derailment that was occurring, but because Wozniak wasn't providing "sexy" answers. His answers were complicated, holistic and very cautious. When he was provocative it was in a way that would hardly give a rise to anyone watching, who wasn't already intellectually invested in the subject. I understand that journalist need to do what they need to do for good media. But this criticism is the price they pay. Just like every profession, you do things you know is a little scummy in the hopes to have it payoff. Seeing that Wozniak never took the bait (if he was even able to take bait), made her failure even more glaring.
@@sebastianelytron8450 Prewritten questions don´t equal a dictated lack of manners. She maybe has not decided on having this particular interview, but nevertheless one should hope she at least decided to work in this sector.
This lady is an annoying interview. Interrupts, doesn't listen, asks stupid questions, and seems to be ramming her viewpoints down his throat trying to make him say things he doesn't want to say.
Gee, what a horrible annoying arrogant impolite interviewer! I can't believe that she actually cut him on minute 8:00 so impolitely: "you gave people your own stock, we know that story very well!". Who does she think she is?
I couldn't agree more! I guess this is what you get when people are selected for their looks rather than their brains. What an annoying bitchy woman, very unpleasant to watch!
Guys, you do realize that you are required to rush things through? As a journalist you have to because, there isn't an extended period of time that the interview goes on. As a journalist, you are obligated to have all the questions answered in that time given. All journalist act similar, for example David Letterman. He interrupts the guest if he spends too much time, rambling about one subject in order to get all the questions answered.
CookieFest - one of the big differences between a good (David Letterman) and bad (the one we are talking about) interviewer is the WAY you direct the interviewee and move him/her to the topics of the audience's interest. SHE DOES THAT IN THE MOST ARROGANT IMPOLITE WAY!! Are you kidding me that you don't get it? Do me a favor please - watch David Letterman interviews posted on youtube and then compare to this one. If you still don't get it, never mind, the problem is with you.
I'm not implying that Dave isn't more superior, I'm referring to all Journalist who do the same routine. You should try it sometime, and experience it for your own good. Name one journalist who doesn't interrupt.
So disrespectful. It was so aggrivating hearing her interrupt his responses to her overly-dramaic questions. He is such a brilliant man, and her questions were so infuriatingly biased towards the opinion that would be the most dramatic (that he hated the movie or hated how Ashton portrayed Steve Jobs). She should have been much more respectful - and not just because he's Steve Wozniak. How could she be so mean to a guy who seems like such a nice, personable guy :c
Whoa... the interviewer shouldn't have cut him off about the stock distribution. That was a key move in management history, and she's just blows over it insultingly.
Chang has a short attention span and keeps needing to pounce on a sound-bite. Too bad Woz didn't suggest she shut up and just listen. Chang was unprepared for this interview, both in the area of computer technology and business skills. She had no idea what was important and what was trivial, thus her attempts to pose pithy questions usually had the effect of stepping on Woz's thoughts, just at a time I would have liked to let him run with his subject.
Is this interviewer even listening to what Woz is saying? Even though he explained that Job's was one of the reasons apple went downhill before he got pushed out she ends the interview with: "Job's came in, Apple went up, He left, it went down, and when he came back again it went back up" And she seems to display absoultely no interest at all in what he's saying, and instead tries to push him into gossiping or saying something that they can stirr up some drama about.
This woman is so annoying like she keeps interrupting him and being disrespectful and trying to make him be negative towards Steve Jobs and Ashton Kutcher. Steve seems like a really nice guy and very intelligent and interesting and she keeps asking him stupid questions...
You get an interview with a legend of our time, and a chance to hear something truly interesting and what do you do? "Tell me something trivial. I only want to discuss hype and talking points, or otherwise I'll stop you and ask more silly questions. Besides I don't understand what you're talking about because I'm a pop journalist" This lady, her producer and staff don't care about reality. They just want the fake "inside story" "Larry Ellison said..." Yeah, Larry Ellison has said a lot of things. Apple will be fine if the right people are there. That's it. Btw, one thing that Steve Jobs did very well was attract great people. He alienated quite a few too. When Jobs returned to Apple, one of the first things he said was he wanted the company to be more "egalitarian". In some ways Jobs is most responsible for changing and modernizing the corporate environment. You see it in companies everywhere.
nenabunena YES! she was irritating beyond belief, interrupting him and dismissing a lot of what Woz was saying 8:03 "...we know that story really well" Stupid "journalist". This is a genius you're talking to, have some respect.
Kudos to him for putting up with her condescending squeak and not smacking her across the forehead, "yea, yea we all know that story....i want to know...."
Hearing Woz elaborate is much like watching a kid in a candy store. He's just ecstatic to share the story of the birth of Apple with such an air of humility that you don't often see.
Jobs was bitter his entire life because of abandonment issues after finding out his real parents didn't want him, so they put him up for adoption. He was also spoiled rotten by his adoptive parents, he literally got his way his entire life, and if he didn't he would cry and pitch a fit, even after founding Apple.
I feel the interviewer's technique and general behaviour, is offensive. She's got the luxury of interviewing a very important man in the history of technology, and she's interrupting him all the time. Very offensive.
Woz is just one of the purest souls and kindest people I've ever seen. It's remarkable that the other Steve was so much the opposite. Maybe they really needed each other to make this thing work.
She needs to stop interruption woz like serious this man is one of the entrepreneurs. This lady doesn't care what steve has to say she was just "following" the script. This interviewer sucks!
That interviewer is so *weird* ! She seems to think that since Steve Jobs made Apple what it is, then we should lie and present everything about him in a revisionist way so as to please who knows who's ego, like if he should be considered as some pagan God... To the point of trying to bully Wozniac just to defend such image, or make him feel uncomfortable and even guilty about stating the truth... She's totally *IMMATURE* as much as she doesn't seem able to handle historical truth without being emotive about it. And I guess it's the same thing for those who made the movies (probably funded by Apple, undoubtedly without even consulting those who were close to Jobs). That crazy attitude seems to be from a lady who works for the movie marketing team, NOT for the viewers. This is so childish, a very, *vey weak* cultural mentality...
I can't believe how rude this woman was to this nice man. Constant interuptions, talking over him, trying to catch him in a contradiction that he didn't make because she wouldn't shut her mouth enough to actually listen and keep track of the conversation. Horrible.
Apple is simple as Steve Jobs was the visionary And Steve Wozniak the one that made those visions real Both were equally important Without Wozniak, Jobs wouldn't have created anything, and without Jobs, Wozniak wouldn't have something to create Both were complementary for Apple
It's not only Woz, but all the engineers who have worked at Apple after Woz left. A dream is just a dream, until other people figure out ways to make the dream come true. Job was a cunning psychopath, who was able to and have succesfully made others, high-tech people, to turn his dream into reality. But his dream wasnt about the humanity or community, his dream was to make his name into history and the all that wealth, fame, and power. Without him, the world would still be fine, for he's not the only fascinated-by-tech boy who had those visions or dreams, many did and have done. But, he was the most lucky one with the right connections, especially with Woz to start with, when he still didnt have jack. Once you have money, it's much easier to recruit talents to work for you. Woz have created many things before meeting Jobs and after leaving Apple, he's a doer not just a preacher like Jobs, I think you're quite misconcepted and lost here.
the interviewer here just kept interrupting him and trying to push him to talk crap about Steve Jobs or Apple or the movie. useless interview. let Woz talk!
Woz is a class act. He is a gentleman with obstinate interviewers and is very mindful to give credit where credit is due across the board for Apple. He lifts people up without tearing down his old friend Steve Jobs. Broadcast interviewers, and producers want a gladiator match for the Colosseum of viewers. They don't understand that gladiators don't build computers or write music. She would have done a great interview of the late Macho Man, Randy Savage, RIP. Perhaps a movie will be made about him, and she can interview Hulk Hogan.
"yes yes yes shes a horrible interviewer, "we know that story very well". But what do you think about Steve Jobs in the movie." She still works for them... no idea how.
The movie was entertaining. But the movie was, aside for being about Apple and Steve Jobs, about Ashton Kutcher. Most of the cast are not that attractive, and only make him look better. I don't think Steve Jobs was quite the prick they tried to make him out to be. And don't hate on Woz. No Woz, no Apple.
Amelia Hartman no he wasnt, he just wasnt nice to people because it's not his job. He had a saying, "it's not my job to be nice to people, it's my job to make them better." What he meant is if he was nice to people, they would suck up to him, for if he was mean, people would be serious and actually do their work. Sometimes you have to be mean to get what u want done even if u don't want to be mean or be a prick.
dudetocartman No, he was a prick. He was terrible at his job. It wasn't until he got kicked out of the company and came back that he actually became a good leader.
Most have said that Jobs was a bigger prick than the film shows. Many considered him to be a sociopath, but a brilliant idea man for Apple. Woz gave up 10M of his own money to pay the garage friends that Jobs screwed out of the shares at the IPO.
For 6 weeks I tried in vain to get my Apple dealer to supply me with the tech manual I needed to program my IIe. I called Apple HQ and asked for Steve Wozniac not really expecting to be able to get through. I was immediately connected to The Woz. I assumed he was the CEO sitting in a big assed office. After explaining my difficulty with getting the manual he said "well actually I'm just an engineer here. But that does sound like a problem". A few days later the dealer called me to let me know he had the manual in stock. When the Macintosh came out a lot of Apple IIe owners, including me, were extremely pissed off that Apple had left them with no upgrade path for their substantial investments in the Apple II series. Some of us swore we'd never entertain buying another Apple product again. Never. For me that remains true up to now.
Steve woz isn’t just engineering genius, he is very calm kind soul. This was his way of saying what a horrible human being jobs was. In the movie jobs literally scream at engineers like a legit phyco, if that was “NOTHING compare to reality” as this man is saying, You can imagine just how obnoxious Jobs was in person. Not to mention at the beginning Job LITERALLY ripped Woz off financially. The Atari deal. I believe it was described in the movie. Like that, Jobs never consider anyone his friends. Just a tool to get what he wants. Which is pretty much the definition of sociopath. Oh, and fire that lady of course. :))
I just love how Steve is just nerding out rotating all over the place with all the information shooting trough his head, kinda reminds me of a coworker i used to chill with who was constantly talking with me about programming and stuff.
I just saw Woz smile/nod and instinctively pushed the like button =) And I agree, "Pirates of Silicon Valley" is a lot more fun and entertaining than "Jobs". I love to see Conan or Ellen interview Woz.
Man seeing this really makes me grateful for the conversational discourse that we get in so many podcasts these days. Her interview approach makes my skin crawl.
“We saw it go up when Steve jobs and then go down without Steve jobs. It went up when Steve jobs came back then he DIED and now it’s gone down” Woz has the most patience for hearing that.
OH MY GOSH why is this person allowed to interview anyone?! It's like she wants to ask a bunch of "tough" and "hard hitting" questions, get her paycheck, and get out. This is why I hate reporters and journalists. No respect. No heart. You don't interrupt the Woz. Geez, the sharp "So how long should we give Apple?" "What do you want to say to Kutcher?" "So you think Jobs ((Woz's late, business partner and friend)) was given too much credit?" Oh, she was pressed for time? That's because the format sucks and is so cookie-cutter. It's designed around the production and network, not the viewer or content. The networks are bad and they should feel bad.
Geez! I can’t believe that the interviewer can be this soooo rude! I was just listening to Wozniak the whole interview because her questions are so redundant, RUDE, & repetitive, she was trying so hard to get this guy in trouble by asking controversial questions but miserably failed! 😂 While Wozniak is giving me the answers I needed despite of these lame questions from her! 😂. Dear miss interviewer whoever you are , I hope you realized by now that you were not interviewing a celebrity but a genius! GeeZ for the love of your job! Don’t interrupt him when he’s still answering your lame questions because he’s giving me the answers & information I needed! He was talking so long because you are incompetent of your questions yet he’s clever in his responses 😂 Kudos to him & shame on you! 🤦🏻♀️
while the reporter asks ok questions, one thing i love is that woz keeps the focus on what he wants to say. with a big guy like him i dont want him to talk about minor things like a movie
Steve loves to talk about his passions, Emily is trying to conduct an interview with typical controversies. Mismatch made in heaven but both really do conduct the conversation with mutual respect.
I disagree with the people who are criticizing Ms. Chang on her interview style. Woz is clearly a powerful speaker and he is a fast talker. This is an interview and Ms. Chang has questions that she wants to ask. If she let Woz go on his own momentum, she would never get a word in. Woz could talk for hours with no questions being asked. I enjoyed this interview.
