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Author: Delenne Phan
Nominator: Katie Conger
Course: LING 1000 Language in U.S. Society, Fall 2021
LURA 2022

Interviews are for the public/fans to get to the interviewee. They give the public insight into who the celebrity is. This is based on the information that comes out of the celebrities鈥� mouth, which corresponds to the presentation of self. It depends on how they present themselves and what kind of image they want to portray. The answers are only half as important in an interview though, the other half are questions being asked. Questions are often overlooked because the person asking the questions isn鈥檛 the one in the spotlight. Little does the audience know, the questions set the interview agenda. Without certain questions, there won鈥檛 be certain answers. With uncomfortable topics, questions can embody presuppositions, meaning that they are built upon assumptions. Additionally, questions may have incorporated preferences, allowing the interviewer to 鈥榩ush鈥� towards an answer they want. These questions come with strategic answers, most of the time celebrities dodge uncomfortable questions in such a way that the audiences don't even notice. They can set another agenda or even turn the question right back at the interviewer. The perfect example of such interviews is from interviewer Jerry Penacoli and interviewees Anne Hathaway and Scarlett Johansson respectively.

In the interview for 鈥楾he Dark Knight Rises鈥�, between Jerry Penacoli and Anne Hathaway, the interviewer focused on her physique while playing Catwoman.听

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The interviewer, Jerry Penacoli, was asking questions about Hathaway's body and this was how she answered:

Penacoli: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e always in great shape, but you had to make sure you were in perfect shape for this one, didn鈥檛 you?鈥�

Hathaway: 鈥淓h, it wasn鈥檛 about being in perfect shape it was being able to do the stunts and the fighting perfectly鈥�

Penacoli: (Went on to focus on her form by talking about her leather suit)

Hathaway: 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 very form fitting. I mean it鈥檚 not a pair of sweatpants, I wouldn鈥檛 describe it as that kind of comfortable鈥�

Penacoli: (Continues to ask about her body asking her to share her 鈥榝eline fitness鈥�)

Hathaway: 鈥淚t鈥檚 all the boring stuff that no one ever wants to do. It鈥檚 just watching what you eat and getting yourself to the gym.鈥�

Hathaway: 鈥淎re you trying to lose weight? What鈥檚 the deal man, you look great! No no we have to talk about this. What do you want? Are you trying to fit into a catsuit?鈥� (2018).

At first, Hathaway was certainly trying to respond kindly to the odd questions, but when she got uncomfortable, she switched the questions right back at Penacoli. The way she did it, wasn鈥檛 aggressive, it was more in a humorous way like 鈥榳hy are you asking all these questions, are you trying to fit into a catsuit yourself?鈥� This made a lot of people laugh but was also a very effective technique used to stop the questioning and resist the agenda. Analyzing the questions, Penacoli did not get the answer he wanted so he pushed Hathaway with bolder questions. He started out soft, by asking about the catsuit, then jumped and asked about the feline fitness. Hathaway answered his questions because she didn鈥檛 want the interview to be awkward, but he took it as a 鈥榞o鈥� sign to ask bolder questions.听

The second Penacoli interview was with 鈥楾he Avengers鈥� stars Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner.

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听This interview showed resistance from Scarlett Johansson, since Penacoli seemed to have gone too far. Penacoli, in this interview, asked if Scarlett (Black Widow) was wearing any undergarments under her suit when acting for 鈥楾he Avengers鈥�, and that got a powerful resistance from her:

Penacoli: 鈥淲ere you able to wear undergarments?鈥�

Johansson: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e like the fifth person that鈥檚 asked me today. What is going on?鈥�

Johansson: 鈥淪ince when did people start asking each other in interviews about their underwear?鈥�

Penacoli: 鈥淏ecause it is so skintight鈥�.鈥�

Johansson: 鈥淚鈥檒l leave it up to your imagination. Whatever you feel like I should be or should not be wearing under that costume鈥� ( 2018).

Johansson was shocked at the questions. Penacoli focused on her undergarments, instead of focusing on her work. Her response from the start showed that the questions were offensive. Even though Penacoli saw this, he stuck with the questions knowing they were inappropriate and offensive. He pushed for the answer he wanted just like in Hathaway鈥檚 interview, but in Johansson鈥檚 case, she showed more resistance in a much more aggressive way. By asking if she was wearing undergarments under her costume, Penacoli showed presumption when he assumed that she didn鈥檛 wear any under her suit.听

These types of questions seem to show up a lot with female actresses. Questions ranging from their clothes, their makeup, their physique, their beauty, etc. These questions are rarely found in interviews with interviewees who are male. The interview with Scarlett Johansson and Jeremey Renner proves this. The interview was with both Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner, but Jeremey did not get asked about his undergarments, he got asked about his work and his injury on set.

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