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TV "I love the ethos of my friend Nigel [Farndale, of the Sunday Telegraph] who talked about the perfect interview being 'flirtation, seduction, betrayal'. That's nice, isn't it? There's no point meeting somebody with a meat cleaver the moment they open their mouth - because they're going to clam up, you're going to have lost your impact and the audience is going to hate you for not allowing anyone to say anything. You want to listen to the way they're building up their case. If there are flaws, that's where you bring in your stiletto." -- Emily Maitlis on her interview style on joining Newsnight.