How to Cite an Interview in MLA Format

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Use only the interviewee's last name when citing personal interviews.. Eliminate the parenthetical citation if you use the last name in the sentence.. Give the last name and page number for a print interview.

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Use only the interviewee's last name when citing personal interviews.

Step 1

Use only the interviewee's last name when citing personal interviews.

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Eliminate the parenthetical citation if you use the last name in the sentence.

Step 2

Eliminate the parenthetical citation if you use the last name in the sentence.

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Give the last name and page number for a print interview.

Step 3

Give the last name and page number for a print interview.

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Place short quotations from interviews in quotation marks.

Step 4

Place short quotations from interviews in quotation marks.

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Format long quotations with a block quote.

Step 5

Format long quotations with a block quote.

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Start a personal interview citation with the interviewee's last name.

Step 6

Start a personal interview citation with the interviewee's last name.

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Include title of the collection for published interviews.

Step 7

Include title of the collection for published interviews.

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Cite online-only published interviews like a standard web entry.

Step 8

Cite online-only published interviews like a standard web entry.

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