Regis Philbin Quotes

With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on network. Network television is trying to figure it out. Network television really relies on story rather than character, and cable relies on character.

Back in 1975, we were making all the decisions about what people were going to watch.

There can always be an 'Idol' without anybody. I believe that Seacrest is probably the best host in the business.

Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.

My goal was always to take a talk show to the network. I never wanted to be on MSNBC.

I think pop culture would have survived without me!

Trump was a Fox News viewer before he was a Fox News star. He learned a lot about the Republican party's base by watching the network and calling into the morning show 'Fox & Friends' while still starring on NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice.'

Having my own show - it's not something that I think of. It's not.

I had never really planned that I will host reality shows. I just took up some offers that came my way. But reality shows are a good platform to showcase talent. They help one become a household name in a matter of few days.

You have to have a big ego in this world to propel yourself in front of the cameras, to sit behind the microphone, to believe that you can entertain millions of people.

I have Kanye's ego to some extent.

It would be a bloody tough call to do 'Top Gear' without Jeremy. That would be a bit of a daft idea.

I was actually offered a talk show on CBS at one point, and I just didn't want to do it.

Celebrities have a platform, and people listen to them. And there's a lot of people that we are able to touch, who aren't watching activists and aren't watching the news, that are watching what celebrities say.

I got promoted to co-anchor of the early-morning show 'Fox & Friends First' in 2013.

My dear friend Randeep Hooda says I am more a unionist than an actor. I reminded him I was a star and not just an actor.

I always wanted to be the center of attention - you know actors, ugh.

We always had one eye on doing Saturday night TV even when we were back doing mornings. That's where we wanted to go to get a bigger audience.

I love my job and my relationship with the viewers who watch my shows.

Hosting a game show is quite interactive and non-fictional shows are a part of entertainment.

The opportunity to co-host a program within the 'Fox & Friends' franchise is truly an incredible milestone in my career.

The appearance on 'The Tonight Show' was one thing, but the YouTube afterlife was incredible.

Even Disney - off the record, but on the record - knows that I have the power. They love me because of that. I don't act like it. I'm not walking around all cocky, but the tables have turned.

The only way to stop the erosion in network television is to come up with shows that are very popular.

'Bigg Boss' is the biggest show in the world, and I'm sure anyone would want to host it, but not me.