A Curious Mind (33 page)

Cruise, Tom,
141
–43,
145

Cry-Baby
(movie),
173
–74,
218

Cuba:

Grazer and media executives trip to,
125
–26,
202
–6

Cukor, George,
220

Culp, Anna,
148
–49,
182

culture:

curiosity and,
6
,
13
–14,
182
,
193

curiosity:

archiving of,
198
–99

on behalf of others,
162
–66

bias against,
13
–14

camouflaging of,
8

characteristics of,
14
,
62
,
196

cost of,
38

culture and,
6
,
13
–14,
182
,
193

curiosity about,
192

as dangerous,
195
–96

as “deconstructive” process,
191
–92

definition of,
10

as disruptive force,
11
,
14
,
53
–57,
63

emotional,
24
,
31
–32,
76
,
90
–91

enemies of,
158
–59

fear and,
97
,
114
–15,
116
,
123
,
124
,
125

golden-age of,
192
–200

Grazer's approach to,
57
–58

as habit,
16
–28,
58
,
191

and human development,
82
,
83

as impertinent,
11
,
95
,
196

as innate,
38

limits of,
169
–85,
190

loss of,
187

as management tool,
28
,
111
–13,
134
–52

most valuable kind of,
198
–99

“natural,”
116

prevalence of,
6
–7,
94
–96,
133

as providing a framework,
180

as receptivity,
199

as requiring work,
116

as revolutionary,
11
,
193
–95

as risky,
67

scientific,
193
–95

as secret to living a bigger life,
200

as secret weapon,
6

as sin,
195

as state of mind,
200

surprise and,
63
,
67
,
91
,
160

talking about,
58
–60

as technique,
32

as threat,
11
–13

as tool for discovery,
132

undervaluation of,
10
,
11
,
192

as urgent and trivial,
7
–8

as way of changing the world,
195

and when to stop being curious,
175

and willingness to act,
9

yin-and-yang of,
190
–93

See also:
specific person or topic

Curiosity
(Benedict),
195

curiosity, types and uses of:

accountability,
182
,
183
–84

emotional,
24
,
31
–32,
76
,
90
–91

facing fear,
97
,
100
–101,
114
–16,
117
–18,
123
,
124
,
125
,
151
,
280
–81

management,
28
,
111
–13,
134
–52

open-ended,
7
–8,
139
–40,
150
,
181
,
191
,
198
,
199

scientific,
7
–8,
13
,
191
,
193
–95

social,
8

targeted,
182

curiosity conversations:

amount of time for,
260
–61,
263

asking for,
260
,
262
–63

beginning of Grazer's,
22
–23,
25
–28

beginning of,
264

benefits of,
23
–24,
28
,
44
,
46
–47,
90
–91,
123
,
259

connections and,
127

and Curiosity Dinner Party,
265

daylong,
156
–57

and developing taste,
181

emotional curiosity and,
24
–25,
90
–91

every conversation as,
127
–66

as exposing ignorance,
123

fear and,
100
–101

follow-up to,
262
,
264

goal/purpose of,
23
,
24
–25,
47
,
66
,
260
,
261
,
263
,
264

gratefulness for,
201
–2,
262
,
264

hardest part of,
264

how to have,
259
–65

importance to Grazer of,
87
,
90
–91,
201
–2

learning from,
91
,
261
,
264
,
265

list of Grazer's,
231
–58

listening during,
261
,
265

motivation for,
32

note taking during,
264

openness of,
181
–82

opportunities for,
91

planning and preparing for,
99
–100,
261
,
262
–64

prevalence of,
265

questions for,
46
,
261
,
263
,
264
,
265

respect and,
260
–61,
263

rules about,
22
–23,
47

Salk's proposal for expanded version of,
156
–57

sampler of Grazer's,
201
–29

starter,
259
–62

as stories,
91

with strangers,
262
–64

“systemitized serendipity” and,
59

takeaways from,
264
–65

thank you for,
262
,
264

tips concerning,
260
–64

who to approach for,
262

and your own stories,
261
,
265

See also:
specific person or topic

A Curious Mind
(Grazer):

Koons's cover for,
220
–21

The Da Vinci Code
(movie),
31
,
119

da Vinci, Leonardo,
193

Dafoe, Willem,
174

Dalí, Salvador,
216

Dallas
(TV show),
274

Damon, Matt,
90

dates, first:

curiosity on,
158
,
159

daylong curiosity conversations,
156
–57

de Negri, Veronica,
24
,
69
–76,
79

“deconstructive” process:

curiosity as,
191
–92

Deep Throat
(movie),
168

Def Jam,
48

DeMille, Cecil B.,
220

democracy:

and curiosity,
183
–84,
185

Democratic National Convention (2004):

Obama address at,
209
,
211

Depp, Johnny,
174

determination.
See
persistence

Diana (British princess),
226
–29

DiCaprio, Leonardo,
50

different, confidence to be,
119
–23,
125
–26

Diller, Barry,
29

dinner parties, curiosity,
265

diplomats:

curiosity of,
54

directors:

as “boss,”
141

See also:
specific person

Disney,
17
,
29
,
107
,
129

doctors: curiosity of,
53
–54

doing nothing,
129

Donahue, Troy,
174

The Doors
(movie),
164
,
172

Dr. Strangelove
(movie),
64

“driveway moments”:

radio and,
79
,
80
,
280

drug cartel, Mexican,
93
–94

Dumbo
(movie),
66

dyslexia,
84
–85,
86

Eastwood, Clint,
50

education,
13
–14,
21
,
84
–86,
193

Edwards, Betty,
157

8 Mile
(movie),
36
,
47
–48,
49
,
168
,
169

Eisner, Michael,
29
,
129

Eminem,
47
,
48
,
49

emotional curiosity,
24
–25,
31
–32,
90
–91

empathy:

curiosity as creating,
133
,
157

engineers:

curiosity of,
55
,
57

entertainment business:

and audience expectations,
112

“bosses” in,
141

conversation as central to,
19

curiosity as central to,
20

curiosity conversations and,
22
–23

Glashow's curiosity about,
90

Grazer's initial interest in,
5

Grazer's views about,
17
–18

insularity of,
23

“making your case” in,
137
–40

“no's” in,
33
,
61
,
101
–102,
116
–18,
170
–71

reality in,
76
–79

rules for,
122

self-confidence as important in,
33

See also:
Hollywood; specific person

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(movie),
51
,
108

etiquette,
87
–88,
91
,
96

experience:

and ideas,
177
,
178
–79,
200

taste and,
181
,
182
–83

F. Lee Bailey's Casebook of American Crimes
(TV series),
26
,
27

familiarity:

as enemy of curiosity,
158
–59

Far and Away
(movie),
141
–42,
145

Farrelly brothers,
110

Favreau, Jon,
211

fear,
97
,
100
–101,
114
–16,
117
–18,
123
,
124
,
125
,
151
,
280
–81

financial planners:

curiosity of,
94

flow, state of,
74

follow-up:

to curiosity conversations,
262
,
264

freedom: curiosity as path to,
15

Freston, Tom,
125
–26,
202

Friday Night Lights
(movie),
6
,
168
,
169
,
212
–13

Friedkin, Billy,
5

Friedman, Bruce Jay,
105

Frost, David,
45
,
177

See also:
Frost/Nixon
(movie)

Frost/Nixon
(movie),
31
,
45
,
77
,
172
,
177

Gates, Daryl,
39
–44,
46
–47,
50
,
62
,
65
,
106
,
276
–77

Geisel, Audrey,
110
,
112

Geisel, Theodor,
110
,
113
–14,
282
–83

See also:
Seuss, Dr.

Get On Up
(movie),
137
–39,
149
,
172

Giamatti, Paul,
207

Glashow, Sheldon,
89
–90,
91

Golden Globe awards:

Frost/Nixon
and,
177

Goldsman, Akiva,
164
,
165

“good enough,”
197
–98,
200

Good Will Hunting
(movie),
90

Google,
14
,
78
,
146
–47,
188
,
197
,
273
–74

Gottschall, Jonathan,
69

gratefulness:

for curiosity conversations,
201
–2,
262
,
264

Gravity
(movie),
78

Grazer. A. Thomas (father),
19

Grazer, Arlyne (mother),
3
,
84

Grazer, Brian:

Academy Award for,
165

anti-curiosity of,
172
–74

appearance of,
15
,
119
–23

asking questions of,
150
–51

childhood of,
3
,
84
–87,
187
–88

curiosity about,
161