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The below excerpt is taken from Grantland, where you can check out Kimmel’s full take on that interview.

I really enjoyed last night’s episode of Kanye West Live! featuring Jimmy Kimmel. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen you get run over like that.
Well, y’know — one thing I learned on the radio is the value of shutting up and listening. He had a lot to say and he seemed very passionate and I felt like I was absorbed by it, and I thought the audience was too. They told me afterward that in the green room you could hear a pin drop, which is rare. Usually no one in the green room is paying any attention to the show.

He was staring directly into your eyes the entire time.
I think, to me, the best guests do lock on and make eye contact. I think it’s odd when the guest plays to the audience, unless they’re demonstrating something. It doesn’t seem like a conversation. I feel less involved when the guest is directing their story to the audience instead of the host.

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