Zitat des Tages von Matt Lauer:
My dad taught me how to fish. When I am stand in a trout stream now, and I have the waders on, and I've got a fly rod in my hand, or I am fishing for bass, I think of sitting in a boat with my dad. How can that be a bad experience?
There are pockets of liberal, affluent America where parents don't want their kids vaccinated.
People have the right to say whatever they want.
I did not stay at the 'Today' show because of money. I think there are other ways to make money.
I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy?
When you feel your family is being threatened and hurt, you speak up. And then you put your head down and go back about your business.
There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain I have caused others by words and actions. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry.
I don't find anything comes out of getting in someone's face during an interview and screaming.
If you have a bad experience on the air, you don't think you've done your job, or you have an embarrassing moment. I guarantee you'll work harder the next time not to let it happen again.
Times are harder there right now. I think it's been well publicized. We are - the show is not where I want it to be right now. The ratings are not where I want them to be. I want to make it better.
If you can be who you are on camera, which is not easy, then I think you're going to be successful.
The vast majority of what I've seen written about me is not true. My family and friends - the people who matter to me - they know the real story.
In this business, the minute you start feeling comfortable about the show you're doing or the ratings you're getting, you're in big trouble.
Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America?
On a day-to-day level, I love watching my kids accomplish the little things that seem trivial but are really milestones: seeing my son hit a baseball or watching my daughter draw something that actually looks like what she says she's drawing. Or hearing them say 'I love you.'
The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.
When people start to write articles about what might be wrong with the 'Today' show you know where you should point the finger, point it at me because I have been there the longest. And it's my responsibility.
Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled.
My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything.
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.
Over the course of 20 years that I've been at NBC, I have never seen the amount of money I make reported correctly by the media.
I like fishing as much when I don't catch anything as when I do.
Being in front of the camera - first of all, when I wanted to get into television, it was as a producer. I never had an idea that I would do anything in front of the camera, and that kind of happened by accident. But I wanted to be a producer or give me a job with the Yankees or play for the Knicks. I was a sports nut when I was a kid.
I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.
I am the luckiest guy I know.
I probably would do over the Tom Cruise interview because I've thought of so many things I would have said in hindsight.
I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.
I am blessed to be surrounded by the people I love. I thank them for their patience and grace.
Even the bad interviews I think you learn from. They make you better.
If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.
When you have somebody in a position of power show interest in you after you've kind of been down and out, that's a big boost.
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 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.
If I buy something new - a piece of clothing, a tie, a shirt, a suit - something old has to go. That's the way I avoid clutter, crammed closets and drawers. It keeps things in balance, and it really works.
What makes people successful in this business is to be yourself on camera. Sounds simple. It's not.
