Did he not do interviews?

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He did interviews in the early to mid 1960s, but not too many after 1967 when he really hit the big time with "Sand Pebbles," "Thomas Crown Affair" and "Bullitt," and became the highest paid Hollywood actor in the world.

In later life, he would only sign autographs for kids and do the rare interviews with younger people for a school newspaper or something, just to give the finger to the Hollywood big shots he did not have much regard for.

During most of his career, Steve McQueen refused to do personal interviews, both public and private. However, while filming his final movie, "The Hunter", he was asked to do an interview by Richard Kraus, a student reporter for the Alexander Hamilton High School newspaper (same school where they were filming). He agreed to it. It only appeared in the school's "Federalist" paper and is reprinted in "Steve McQueen, Portrait of an American Rebel" by Marshall Terrill (pages 359-360).

yeah he never appeared on any mainstream chat shows of his time like johnny carson and such like

Well that's a shame. I would of loved to of seen the real Mr. Mcqueen.

"Most" is the operative word here. He did do interviews but very few of them and hardly any after 1967.

Steve McQueen - Interview - Paris - 1964 - 2 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O01Mrh1ImQ

Jack Linkletter interviews Steve McQueen 1962

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1mbAG9WIDA

What's My Line? Steve McQueen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJZISP75SCU

I also own the coffee-table book "A Tribute to the King of Cool"

https://www.amazon.com/Steve-McQueen-Tribute-King-Cool/dp/1854432400/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1476234821&sr=1-1&keywords=steve+mcqueen+a+tribute+to

which includes as a bonus "interview" CD of audience questions at Loyola Marymont University, conducted in 1978, after a screening of "Enemy of the People," McQueen's "art project." That interview is close to an hour I think and IS in keeping with McQueen's attitude towards Hollywood, since he is among university students. I tried uploading it in 15 minute segments onto you tube but was not allowed due to a copyright claim. Maybe someone else will upload it in the future since the book is out-of-print now and selling for 150 dollars.