Sue Barker Quotes

There'll be some opportunities for other things post-playing, but it's like, 'Man, I don't want to give this gig up.'

I can't fight forever. Commentating is one of those major things that I definitely feel I want to do and can do.

I had a really fun career in TV right after I left politics.

I never ever gave ownership a thought. My thoughts before I retired were coaching and broadcasting.

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work.

I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether.

I looked at game show hosting as the bottom of the totem pole, one step away from infomercials. I never watched them myself. However, it's been a lot of fun.

The plan was that I was going to retire and take a job with the American Federation, but Nottingham Forest offered me a contract and there was interest from West Ham and another Premiership club.

I have decided to quit as I.P.L. Chairman. It is a decision which I was pondering over for some time.

I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?

I've always loved working, doing interviews with the guys on the 'Today' show; everyone's really easygoing, and I always feel comfortable on the show.

I have called the co-host job at the 'Today Show' my dream job, and I would be lying if I said it was easy to leave that job.

I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.

When I left 'American Morning' in 2007, I'd focused on doing documentaries. But I thought 'Starting Point' was a great opportunity to be involved in the zeitgeist.

I'm coming for Ryan Seacrest - I want to be the black Ryan Seacrest for BET. I want to host, I want to produce, I want to do everything for the network.

Either you die in Congress or you get out before you are 60 so you can still do something else.

When you think about 19 years, it has been a heckuva ride. Physically, I want to be able to participate in activities with my kids, so it has taken a toll. It is time to move on and think about maybe coaching or doing some broadcasting.

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'm kind of a retired software engineer. I don't write code anymore.

When I hurt my knee, I knew it was time to retire from dancing, and I needed a job just to pay the bills, and I ended up as a receptionist for about three-four years.

I, thank God, don't engage in punditry anymore. That part of my life is behind me.

I was given a chance to try announcing, and it was a job that, in the end, I did not care for very much.

I'm going to be 100 years old, hopefully still hosting the 'Kitten Bowl.'

I love doing talk shows.