I've always noticed in interviews with Dolly, when the interviewer takes a turn, she will always hold a mirror up to them and force them to be kind to her. She shows them SHE can make little jokes about herself, but they may not. I've never seen anyone do it quite as well
you gotta be strangermaxxing you gotta be chatting up random people as much as you can. Big Individual lobby doesnt want you to, but that is why you must