I was always more interested in asking people about themselves than I was telling them about me.

If you can be who you are on camera, which is not easy, then I think you're going to be successful.

I kid my friends who are golfers, and I say, 'If you ever hear me complain, hit me in the butt with a putter' because I have no reason to complain. Even on days when you don't like what you see in the paper, I have no reason to complain.

I learned more from my dad by osmosis than by any talk we ever had. He was the most reliable person I've ever met.

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.

Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better.

I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.

I don't think it's a healthy thing in your personal life to go around with that never-sure attitude.

Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.

In some ways, being No. 2 in the ratings is a real shot in the arm, a kick in the pants.