Ten years ago, Brené started the Daring Interview series on her blog. It quickly became one of our favorite features. Now, we are relaunching the series and adding in a few new questions, including some from the late James Lipton, host of Inside the Actors Studio, and Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir.

Clint Smith is a writer, a teacher, and a scholar. An artist, an activist, and an avid Arsenal fan. What’s not to love? I first read his work in preparation for Brené’s conversation with him on ...