by Brian Grazer
First published 2015
Brian Grazer built his career on an unusual habit. Every week, the Academy Award winning producer sits down with a complete stranger for what he calls a "curiosity conversation." Scientists, spies, adventurers, and business leaders all agree to spend hours answering his questions. These informal meetings sparked the creative ideas behind Grazer's biggest successes in film and television. Splash, 24, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Arrested Development, 8 Mile, J. Edgar, and Empire all grew from insights gathered during these encounters. Written with business journalist Charles Fishman, this New York Times bestseller examines how systematic curiosity shaped decades of entertainment. Grazer argues that asking questions deepens relationships and improves performance at work and in personal life. The book demonstrates how inquisitiveness can transform ordinary interactions into sources of inspiration and connection.
Genres: business, non-fiction, biography-memoir, personal-development
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: non-fiction
320 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster