TV Hosting Quotes

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 always used to watch 'The Daily Show,' and there were all these comedic geniuses there. I didn't know if I was going to be hired full time or not. At the beginning, I was sort of hired as a part time, on and off guy. When I first got hired - it was August 2006 - and I was working on and off, and they'd call me whenever.

When I did 'The Tonight Show' and Jay Leno was still there, he was very nice but it was surreal. It's like you can't believe you're standing there talking to that person. If you've seen them in a lot of movies or on TV you feel like you know them, just like my fans feel like they know me.

I did this show for Sky called 'King of the Nerds', which was a reality show looking for the world's biggest nerd, essentially, celebrating the geek, which is also what I'm about.

Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.

On 'Late Night,' it's like we're all in on the joke. That's what I wanted it to be. I'm not doing something sneaky. Inside jokes, I don't like those. We can all ride together, and everyone's on the same thing going, 'Aha, I know where you're going here.'

I'd love to host a reality show now and not be a contestant in it. I want to take a show forward.

I got a chance to host the 'Late Late Show' for two nights before they hired Craig Ferguson. I enjoyed it, but nothing can replace the thrill of calling an NFC championship game or a Super Bowl or a World Series.

I had the biggest dry-cleaning bill on 'Daybreak' because I was always on the run and spilling coffee on myself.

I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.

I hope to do the 'Letterman' show, 'Leno,' all that.

I've been a fan of 'Countdown' for as long as I can remember, and this is a dream job.

I first met the 'Trailer Park Boys' when they did my web television show, and since then, I've hung out with them a few times.

If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me.

If somebody wants to book Alec Baldwin on one of our shows, and he wants to come on and talk to our people and say what he wants, I don't care. We would question him on his choice of words.

Working with Ant and Dec is so surreal.

I'm not your average talk-show host. This is a tough grind. Morning TV, you wake up at 5:30 in the morning, and you go all day.

It is true that I do not wear shoes as the host of 'Bunk.' I want 'Bunk' to feel like there's a slight possibility that a confident homeless man just wondered into the studio and started hosting a game show.

I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything.

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

I love talk shows and hosting. I would want to do something like that. I'm not sure I would want to be a reality star continuously.

The BBC has a strict policy of having Clare Balding present everything.

I have hosted many shows in the past. Anchoring is something I really enjoy; hence, when I was offered to host the show 'Super Dancer,' I was excited to take it up.

I was taught not to confront and interrupt people, but that's what I do every day on 'The View.'

When I've been on shows as a guest, I'm backstage, so I don't usually hear what the warm-up is saying, so I went and watched a couple of people do it and thought, 'Actually, I reckon this is do-able.' The audience is usually excited to be there; it's just getting a good chat with people.