Actually, in an interview situation, "Let me think about that for a minute." followed by 120 seconds of silence, followed by a solid answer is a GREAT response.

Actually, in an interview situation, "Let me think about that for a minute." followed by 120 seconds of silence, followed by a solid answer is a GREAT response. That's different from when the candidate is asked a question and they literally just become silent, with a "deer in the headlights" expression.