I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.
Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly.
I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.
People have the right to say whatever they want.
I was one of these people, especially early in my career, who balanced the equation too much in favor of my job; I spent most of my life focusing on that. But becoming a dad gave me back perspective; it brought balance into my life.
I'm glad to know that I can host the 'Today' show for 16 years and not be a trending topic. And all the sudden I'm on 'Royal Pains,' and I'm a trending topic. There's something a little strange about that.
I don't think it's a healthy thing in your personal life to go around with that never-sure attitude.
Mostly, I think of myself as having great common sense. I've always been proud of that. Was I a terrific student? Absolutely not. But put me in a roomful of people, and I don't think I'm ever going to embarrass myself.
I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.
There are some harsh realities about this business, and they've been beaten into my psyche. But I'm more of an optimist than a pessimist.
I like getting rid of things. I really do.
I like it when things are where they're supposed to be.
I value my privacy a lot.
I've always liked the idea of walking into a cocktail party where there are different people and finding some connection with almost everybody in the room.
I don't think I'm all that interesting. I mean, I'm a guy who does a morning show and goes to bed at 9:00 every night. I mean, I don't have a lot in my life that's really fascinated or fodder for tabloids.
People always say, 'Is it tough getting up at four in the morning?' I'm not terrible with that, but the weird thing for me is that I start to feel like a 3-year-old in need of a nap at about 7:30 at night; and, at 9:30, my head is teetering like that.
I knew I wanted to work in television because some friends of mine, when I went to high school - their fathers worked for, as a matter of fact, for NBC Sports at the time.
