Fire Tips: How to Ask Anyone Anything & Get the Best Responses

9 interviewing skills you need to grill celebs, experts, job candidates, dates... you name it.

Recently, my former Cosmo colleague texted me:

“Faye! I don’t know if this is too niche for your newsletter, but you should provide some tips on celeb interviews/how to interview a celeb. I bombed an interview today with Chris Evans low-key and would love some tips for my next one 😂… my questions just weren’t landing and we didn’t really have great interview/interviewee chemistry… keep in mind, this was not hard journalism. It was, like, about his dog.”

Oh man, been there!

And even if you haven’t, my top interviewing tips can help you ask great questions and receive real and detailed responses no matter who your subject is—whether it's your parents, doctor, significant other, a first date, or you really are interrogating the Red One actor about his rescue pup, Dodger.

Here’s what you should know before going into any interview or interrogation to get what you need every time: