During his career, Darius Rochebin has met countless public figures. This Saturday, January 22, 2022, the presenter spoke about this in the columns of Paris-Normandy. The opportunity for him to talk about his job and the organization of his interviews. Last December, he also had the privilege of interviewing Emmanuel Macron. “I make sure the guest is not on autopilot”, explained Darius Rochebin for our colleagues.
Despite his experience in the field, this exercise is not always easy. In the past, he had the opportunity to interview an icon of French cinema. Her name ? Christian Keyboard. But to believe his words, the actor had a hard time getting out of his reserve. “Christian Clavier was a very complicated client. It was difficult to get him out of the promo”, explained Darius Rochebin.
But other stars have marked him as the astronaut Thomas Pesquet. “I make him talk about God because necessarily, in space, we observe the Earth from afar and we wonder about the Universe”, added Darius Rochebin who revealed his technique to make his guests talk: “I’m trying to have a surprising question to get out of the dictatorship of communicators.”
In the past, Darius was also able to speak with Vladimir Putin. According to him, the Russian President “has so much power that no one dares to impose anything on him and that gives freedom of tone”.
As for Emmanuel Macron, the presenter of LCI consider it as “a good client because he has a slightly disruptive side and he is not a prisoner of elements of language”. “He is a head of state that is quite easy to interview, even if he answers very long. Sometimes you have to interrupt it, analyzed Darius Rochebin before drawing a parallel with “Mitterrand,” Who “on the other hand could jump at the first second if his pride was offended”.
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