Biography Index (1984- )
To search for interviews only, enter
person's last name-first name* and interviews
in the search box.
Example: scott-ridley* and interviews
Print index is available from 1946-1996 in the Reference Collection, call number CT100 .B562.
LexisNexis Academic (year coverage varies widely; many started in the 1980s or 1990s)
Step 1: Choose General News (can also choose Arts & Sports News, Entertainment News)
Step 2: Choose Major Papers
Step 3a: Enter
first name w/3 last name
[Example: rob w/3 reiner] in the search box and choose Headline, Lead Paragraph(s) Terms
Step 3b: Enter
subject (interview)
in the second search box and choose Full Text to get only interviews.
Step 4: Change date range to all available dates.
When you get the search results, sort by Relevance (the more your search term appears in the article the higher it will be ranked).
Biography Resource Center
Provides biographical sketches in reference sources. Use the Magazine Articles tab to see articles.
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980- )
To find interviews, enter the person's last name and first name in the subject guide search box. Click "Narrow by Subdivision" and look for subdivision "interviews".
International Index to Performing Arts (coverage varies; earliest 1864, but most are from 1990s)
Search for the person's name in the All Keywords search box and type interview in the Document Type search box.
You may be likely to find links to interviews on the director's official site or fan sites. To find interviews, try searching Google for director's name interview .
There are a few sites that gather interviews, but they contain mostly recent movies: